Nearing the halfway point of the San Francisco 49ers season, the team is desperately looking to bank wins in the first half of the season before a relatively easier schedule turns into a real challenge.
It hasn’t been easy with the 49ers deep injury list, but they’ve kept finding a way to get the win and give themselves every chance of being a contender for their sixth Lombardi trophy.
This week, a hint of that tough latter half of the schedule comes to town as a hot Carolina Panthers team off a four game winning streak looks to knock off San Francisco and cement their own playoff aspirations.