If Thursday's sports schedule is the main course of the Thanksgiving week sports-viewing feast, then Monday's is the pass-around appetizer. It's just satisfying enough to whet your appetite but not too much to ruin what's to come.

Today's action centers around a Monday Night Football game with playoff implications: the San Francisco 49ers and Carolina Panthers battling at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The 49ers (7-4) sit in third place in the NFC West and are clinging onto the third and final wild card spot in the NFC. Meanwhile, the Panthers (6-5) have been one biggest surprises in the NFL this season and can overtake the struggling Buccaneers (6-5) for the lead in the NFC South with a victory on Monday.

The matchup will pit San Francisco running back Christian McCaffre

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