The Panthers have won four straight games and are well rested off of a bye week. They face their biggest test of the season on the road against the undefeated 49ers.
In 2013, the Carolina Panthers rode a four game winning streak into Candlestick Park to take on a 49ers team fresh off of a Super Bowl berth the season before. The Panthers had yet to prove themselves fully under coach Ron Rivera and quarterback Cam Newton. In an absolute slugfest of a game, wrought with clichés surrounding field position and defense, the Panthers got what was then one of the biggest wins in franchise history.