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Both New Orleans and San Francisco are legitimate Super Bowl contenders and will have to play their best game of the season to pull out a victory in this one. The winner will not only keep alive their hopes of a favorable playoff path, but will also send a loud message to the rest of the NFC.
Despite coming off their bye, and playing at home, the 49ers suffered another heartbreaking defeat. Instead of extending their winning streak to six, San Francisco will now have to beat a good New Orleans team to avoid losing their second in a row.
The 49ers and Panthers each have several players listed on this week's injury report, but none that will hinder their play Out of the two teams, it's the Panthers who will have to keep an eye on a few players, but in the end, this game will not be decided by injuries.
Grant opened the show discussing the Sacramento Kings' loss to the Atlanta Hawks last night. Callers gave their thoughts on Isaiah Thomas, DeMarcus Cousins, and Ben McLemore's early success.
Michael Crabtree has been cleared to practice, which means that he should be back on the active roster and playing in games sometime this month. His return, along with the recent activation of Mario Manningham mean the 49ers are finally full strength, and ready to take on all challengers.
The 49ers winning streak is going to receive a serious challenge this week against a Panthers team that is playing (almost) as well as San Francisco. The 49ers are the better team top to bottom though, and if they can avoid any letdown from a week off, will stretch their winning streak to six.
