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San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers

Final · Kickoff

2016 Regular season · Week 2 · Bank of America Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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SFSan Francisco 49ers27Away
CARCarolina Panthers46Home
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Panthers beat 49ers 46–27 in 2016 Week 2

The Carolina Panthers beat the San Francisco 49ers 46–27 at home at Bank of America Stadium in Week 2 of the 2016 regular season on September 18, 2016.

The 73 combined points were the most in any game of Week 2.

The result moved the Panthers to 1–1 and dropped the 49ers to 1–1. The 49ers finished 2016 at 2–14 and missed the playoffs. The Panthers finished 2016 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs. The Panthers’ 46 points were their most in any game of 2016.

In their previous meeting, the San Francisco 49ers won 23–10 on January 12, 2014. When they met again, the Carolina Panthers won 23–3 on September 10, 2017.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Panthers lead the series 9–3 after meeting No. 12 since 1999 Full series history

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