Leading up to San Francisco’s matchup against Carolina, Akash wrote about three matchups to keep an eye on. We know the 49ers won, but let’s revisit the matchups to see how things played out.
With Goodwin listed as questionable, if the 49ers have any success in the passing game, it has to start with Kittle.
The only target Kittle had against Kuechly was intercepted, but that wasn’t on the tight end. Kittle’s damage came against Thompson, where he caught all three of his targets for 30 yards.