Week 16 early game thread: Go Panthers and Jets

Kyle Posey is the Senior Producer at Niners Nation and has covered the 49ers since 2019. Kyle was an FCS wide receiver in college and has coached high school football for 8+ years. He's written for several sites and appeared on numerous podcasts. His extensive football history, paired with an accounting background, helps Kyle take an analytical and statistical approach to breaking down and covering the Niners.

Since there have been games on Thursday and Saturday, there aren’t an exaggerated amount of games on the early slate. Let’s start with the Arizona Cardinals facing the Carolina Panthers. A win for the Cardinals would bump their playoff odds from 14 to 18 percent. A loss drops Arizona…