SAN FRANCISCO (1-5) At CAROLINA (0-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – 49ers by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD – San Francisco 3-3-0; Carolina 1-4-0
SERIES RECORD – Panthers lead 9-7
LAST MEETING – Panthers beat 49ers 31-14, Dec. 2, 2007
LAST WEEK – 49ers beat Raiders 17-9; Panthers had bye, lost to Bears 23-6 in Week 5
49ERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (19), RUSH (28), PASS (15)
49ERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (10), RUSH (19T), PASS (11)
PANTHERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (32), RUSH (20), PASS (32)
PANTHERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (12), RUSH (26), PASS (5)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – San Francisco’s victory last week prevented matchup of winless teams. … 49ers have NFL-worst minus-8 turnover margin; Panthers have league-high 16 turnovers. … 49ers RB Frank Gore, who rushed for 149 yards last week, leads NFL with 755 yards from scrimmage. … 49ers QB Alex Smith shook off 2 of 11 start and home boos for second straight week to throw two second-half TDs against Raiders. … Smith, with nine INTs, had first turnover-free game of season vs. Raiders. … 49ers backup David Carr played for Panthers in 2007. … 49ers TE Vernon Davis has a TD in three straight games. … Matchup of elite LBs with San Francisco’s Patrick Willis, the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2007, against Carolina’s Jon Beason, runner-up that year. … 49ers DT Justin Smith has started 145 straight games, longest active streak in NFL for DL. … 49ers 4-12 on road under coach Mike Singletary. … 49ers fly directly to London after game, where they’ll face Denver Oct. 31. … Matt Moore is back at QB for the Panthers, who average league-low 10.4 points. … Moore benched after six turnovers in the first two games, but got job back after rookie Jimmy Clausen failed to get Carolina a win in past three games. … Panthers last in NFL in total offense and yards passing per game. … Carolina has failed to reach double digits in all three home games (7, 7, 6). … Panthers WR Steve Smith returned to practice after missing a game with high ankle sprain. … Panthers S Charles Godfrey leads NFL with career-high four INTs. … Panthers LB James Anderson has 22 tackles in past two games.
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