Lynch, who was drafted in the first round by the Broncos, played the second half and completed 15 of 26 passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
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Trevor Siemian gets the start as the Denver Broncos take on the San Francisco 49ers in the second game of the 2016 NFL Preseason. If you give a quarterback a start in the second preseason game and he plays as well as Siemian did in the first quarter, there’s no reason to turn back, is there?
For those who thought the Broncos’ internal quarterback debates were a thing of the past, guess again. “I know I can adapt to guard, so I feel like that can help us”. It looked as crisp and clean than I have seen from Siemian. Along with that, the Broncos have other questions lingering.
If Colin Kaepernick is plotting a come-from-behind victory in the 49ers’ quarterback battle, he’s surely put him in a good position.
It was a sloppy game in general, but Sanchez’s play was particularly bad, especially since the 49ers handed the ball RIGHT BACK TO HIM after that first fumble.
Sanchez, acquired in a trade with Philadelphia as a potential replacement for the retired Peyton Manning, started the Broncos’ exhibition opener last week in Chicago.
“Any time you get to go against great competition, then you look out there and you see Von Miller and T.J. Ward and Aqib Talib, that can speak volumes in terms of how you can gauge yourself”, Kelly said this week.
“I’m really impressed with our young quarterback, the way he’s practiced the last two days”, Kubiak said.
Kaepernick did not throw prior to Sunday’s exhibition-opening loss to the Houston Texans. San Fran may have found something that works though, as they racked up 236 rushing yards on 34 attempts with 9 different ball carriers. White made the team last season as an undrafted free agent from Alabama, and his chances on returning seem to improve weekly. DT Tony Jerod-Eddie was sidelined in the first half with a chest injury.
-Newly signed quarterback Christian Ponder, who signed with the 49ers on Tuesday, played the final quarter after Gabbert and Driskel. Denver’s trademark defense and special teams reared it’s head in the form of a blocked punt that was returned for a TD in the second quarter to basically seal the game in Denver’s favor.
Ponder was out of the league last season after being released in training camp by the Oakland Raiders.
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Keep it here for live updates throughout the game. Kaepernick has about three weeks and two preseason games to convince Kelly.
