{"id":305351,"date":"2025-11-25T06:24:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T06:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/305351\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T06:24:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T06:24:23","slug":"nfl-week-12-grades-49ers-get-b-for-mnf-win-chiefs-earn-a-for-saving-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/305351\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 12 grades: 49ers get B for MNF win, Chiefs earn A- for saving season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Article-featuredImageImg\" alt=\"christian-mccaffrey.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/christian-mccaffrey.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"433\" width=\"770\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the Week 12 grades!<\/p>\n<p>After a wild Sunday of action that gave us three different overtime games, things weren&#8217;t quite as dramatic Monday night with the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/SF\/san-francisco-49ers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/49ers-vs-panthers-live-updates-score-highlights-mnf\/live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">taking care of business in a 20-9 win<\/a> over the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/CAR\/carolina-panthers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>. Actually, there was some drama, but most of it came during a first half during which\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2961306\/brock-purdy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brock Purdy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/brock-purdy-ints-vs-panthers-49ers-result\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">threw three interceptions<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With a win, the Panthers would have taken over sole possession of first place in the NFC South this late in the season for the first time since 2015, but they weren&#8217;t able to pull off the upset. Instead, Carolina (6-6) is now a half game behind the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/TB\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buccaneers<\/a>. As for the 49ers (8-4), the win allowed them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/nfl-playoff-picture-standings-whos-in-out-in-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">hold on to the third and final wild card spot in the NFC<\/a> as the NFL season gets ready to head into Week 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, let&#8217;s check out the grades for every team that played this week, starting with the 49ers&#8217; win over Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco 20-9 over CarolinaKansas City 23-20 (OT) over IndianapolisL.A. <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/LAR\/los-angeles-rams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rams<\/a> 34-7 over Tampa BayCleveland 24-10 over Las Vegas\u00a0Dallas 24-21 over PhiladelphiaJacksonville 27-24 (OT) over ArizonaAtlanta 24-10 over New OrleansChicago 31-28 over PittsburghNew England 26-20 over CincinnatiGreen Bay 23-6 over MinnesotaDetroit 34-27 (OT) over N.Y. <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/NYG\/new-york-giants\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giants<\/a>Seattle 30-24 over Tennessee\u00a0Baltimore 23-10 over N.Y. <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/NYJ\/new-york-jets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jets<\/a>Houston 23-19 over Buffalo (Thursday)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Images Welcome to the Week 12 grades! 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