What to KnowProgramming note: Immediately after the Week 12 game ends, watch “49ers Postgame Live” on NBC Sports Bay Area or stream the show in the NBC Sports app for full reaction, analysis and interviews.The San Francisco 49ers (7-4) welcome the Carolina Panthers (6-5) to the Bay for a prime-time Week 12 game on “Monday Night Football.”Running back Christian McCaffrey faces his former team for the first time since Carolina dealt him to San Francisco at the 2022 NFL trade deadline in exchange for the 49ers’ 2023 second, third and fourth-round draft picks, plus a 2024 fifth-rounder.With Eddy Piñeiro sidelined by a hamstring injury, the 49ers elevated newly signed kicker Matt Gay from the practice squad to play against the Panthers.The 49ers’ offense likely is as fully healthy as it will get this season, with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk still not cleared to practice amid contract drama that was revealed this week.NBC Sports Bay Area’s 49ers insider Matt Maiocco listed his five players to watch in Week 12.
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