If I told you Michael Crabtree, Vernon Davis, and Aldon Smith were all going to be out or extremely limited Sunday in Carolina, obviously you'd say, "HUGE advantage for the Panthers."
Well that's what happened when the Panthers played the 49ers at Candlestick and won 10-9.
Now that the team is saying Michael Crabtree, Vernon Davis, and Aldon Smith are all at full-strength and starting Sunday, obviously, you should be saying, "HUGE advantage 49ers."
The Panthers won in San Francisco earlier this season, but they really haven't beaten the 49ers yet.
Discuss.
Edit: Edited to add a few other players that were out for the 49ers -- Pro Bowl guard Mike Iupati (knee), starting safety Eric Reid (left early with concussion), 3rd wide receiver Quinton Patton (foot), and back-up TE Garrett Celek (left early with hamstring).