The San Francisco 49ers earned a key win to close out Week 12.

San Francisco beat the Carolina Panthers 20-9 on Monday Night Football, leaving Bryce Young and Co. stumped for the majority of the game.

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With both teams in the hunt in the NFC and Carolina entering the game trailing San Francisco by a game, whoever won would've benefitted significantly. And it's the 49ers who benefit, as they are now 8-4 with the Cleveland Browns, a bye and the Tennessee Titans up next prior to a brutal three-game stretch to close.

On the other hand, Carolina is now 6-6. The Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks are still on deck, as well as two matchups against the NFC South-leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Young has done well to

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