The Carolina Panthers play host to the San Francisco 49ers in week five, the second of four meetings against NFC West opponents in 2022.
The Panthers enter the week 1-3 after falling to the Arizona Cardinals at home by a score of 26-16. San Francisco travels to the east coast with a record of 2-2 after defeating the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 24-9 on Monday night.
This will mark the 23rd overall match up against the 49ers, and 12th at home. Carolina enters the game with a lead in the series – 13-9 overall, including 6-5 as the home team. The Panthers and 49ers were previously division foes in the NFC West from 1995 to 2001.
The Numbers
About Carolina
- RB Christian McCaffrey had season-high 9 catches, 108 scrimmage yards
(81 rec., 27 rush) & 18th-career receiving touchdown in week four. He has 16 career games with 9+ catches – most by RB in NFL history. McCaffrey Had 155 scrimmage yards (117 rush, 38 rec.) and a rushing touchdown in last meeting.
- During the first quarter of the Panther’s week four loss to Arizona, LB Frankie Luvu intercepted Cardinals QB Kyler Murray and returned the pick 33 yards for the score.
- It marked the second consecutive week the Panthers scored a defensive touchdown. Marquis Haynes Sr. returned a fumble for a touchdown against New Orleans in week three.
- Carolina is the only team in the NFL to have multiple games with a defensive touchdown.
- DE Brian Burns had seven tackles and a sack in week four, giving him 28.5 sacks for his career. Burns also had three tackles for loss. He and Luvu are tied for sixth in the NFL with five tackles for loss in 2022.
- K Eddy Piñeiro is one of three NFL kickers that are 100 percent on field goals with a minimum of eight attempts.
- WR DJ Moore had 6 catches & 61 scrimmage yards (50 rec., 11 rush) last week. He had five catches in the last meeting and has 50+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6 at home.
- WR Robbie Anderson had 6 catches & 111 scrimmage yards (99 rec., 12 rush) in his only career game vs. SF (12/11/16 w/ NYJ).
- QB Baker Mayfield has a touchdown pass in 11 straight games and is 1 of 5 quarterbacks with an active streak of 10+ games. He has four touchdowns (3 pass, 1 rush) in three home starts with Carolina.
About San Francisco
- QB Jimmy Garoppolo passed for 239 yards and a touchdown versus 0 interceptions for 100.7 rating in week four. He completed 18 of 22 (81.8 pct.) passes for two touchdowns the in last meeting and has 4th-highest win pct. (34-15; .694 pct.) among active quarterbacks (min. 40 career starts).
- RB Jeff Wilson rushed for 74 yards and had his 1st rushing TD of the season last week. He aims for his 4th in row with 70+ rush yards.
- WR Deebo Samuel had 6 catches for 115 yards and his 11th-career TD catch in Week 4 – his 10th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Samuel aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches. He has 1,161 scrimmage yards (116.1 per game) and 6 touchdowns (5 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 10 on road since 2021. He had rush TD in last meeting.
- TE George Kittle has 4+ catches in 8 of his past 9 on road. He had 86 rec. yards in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row versus Carolina with 5+ catches. Since 2017 Kettle ranks 2nd among TEs in receiving yards (4,541) and 3rd in receptions (341).
- DL Nick Bosa had two sacks and two tackles for a loss in week four. He leads NFL with 6 sacks in 2022 and leads NFL with 27 TFL since 2021. Bosa aims for his 3rd in a row on road with a sack and 6th in row on the road with a tackle for a loss.
- DL Samson Ebukam had his 3rd-career game with two sacks and 8th-career forced fumble last week.
Connections
- Panthers defensive coordinator Phil Snow is from Woodland, CA where he attended Berkeley High School. He then attended Sacramento City College from 1974-1975 and then transferred to California State Hayward from 1977-1978.
- Panthers offensive line coach James Campen is a native of Sacramento, CA. He attended Ponderosa High School where he then became head coach of their football team from 1994-2004.
- Panthers CB Keith Taylor Jr. is from Long Beach, CA where he attended Servite High School.
- Panthers LB Shaq Thompson is a native of Sacramento, CA. He attended Grant Union High School where he competed in football, baseball and track.
- Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey and DE Henry Anderson both attended Stanford University (CA).
- 49ers DT Javon Kinlaw is a native of Charleston, SC where he attended Goose Creek High School. He then went to play college football at South Carolina from 2017-2019.
- 49ers WR Ray-Ray McCloud III attended Clemson from 2015-2017.
- 49ers WR Deebo Samuel is a native on Inman, SC. He attended Chapman High School and went on to attend South Carolina from 2014 – 2018.
Panthers vs 49ers
All-Time Series (21 Regular, 1 Postseason): 22 total matchups | Carolina leads the series 13-9
Last Regular Season Game: 10/27/19 | Panthers 13 @ 49ers 51
Series Record at Venue: Carolina is 6-5 in home games against San Francisco
How to Watch
Kickoff: 4:05 p.m. ET FOX – Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn
Live Stream: Panthers.com
Radio: WRFX 99.7FM in Charlotte market; On The Call: Anish Shroff, Jake Delhomme, Luke Kuechly, Kristen Balboni, Jim Szoke
Per Release
UNC Continues to Shine into the Final Stretch