The Sunday night showdown between San Francisco and Denver treated audiences to 17 punts, two fumble recoveries, two interceptions and a safety. Both defenses will need to carry the weight.It was an inefficient roller coaster that will leave San Francisco fans wanting a smoother ride. Worse still, when the Niners defense finally faltered and allowed a late go-ahead score, Garoppolo managed only 27 yards on his two final drives, which ended in his first pick of the season and Jeff Wilson's first fumble of the year. On the team's first two third-quarter possessions, Garoppolo lost a fumble and gave up an inexplicable safety by taking his drop too far, planting both feet out of bounds and throwing a pick-six (nullified by the safety). Garoppolo's most glaring errors reared their heads early and late in the second half. They would not venture farther than the Denver 47-yard line again until the fourth quarter - and that was only because the drive started six yards past it. The 49ers found success early using the quick passing game, scoring on a 3-yard slant to Brandon Aiyuk halfway through the first quarter. The familiar pitfalls of counting on Jimmy Garoppolo emerged in force during his first start of the year. The Jimmy G experience could be as trying for fans as it was in 2021.Offseason visions of what the offense could accomplish under Wilson must come to fruition sooner rather than later. The Broncos are now averaging 14.3 points per game and have not eclipsed 16 on the scoreboard despite sitting at 2-1. With that said, the Broncos did finally wake up, and Wilson looked like the elusive Russ of old on a 12-play, 80-yard drive to steal the low-scoring affair - Denver had 50 yards of offense in its six other second-half possessions that didn't include kneel-downs - but that won't be enough moving forward. Wilson was often out of sorts, taking four sacks and delivering several throws with little chance of completion despite attempting only one pass over 20 yards through the air. They twice had a drive start at the 50-yard line and gained zero yards combined between the two possessions. The Broncos punted the ball 10 times on the night. When the Russell Wilson-led Broncos weren't shooting themselves in the foot with penalties or errant throws, they were being swarmed and stalled by the 49ers pass rush. Broncos' offensive woes won't keep turning into Ws.
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