The Broncos defeated the Niners 34-0 in Week 2 of the preseason on Sunday. The good news is that the Broncos are now 2-0 in the preseason and their first team offense scored 10 points on the Niners, but the bad news is that it is the preseason and that means absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things. Here are my quick thoughts on the game...
1) Peyton Manning and the first team offense looked really good in their two drives on Sunday. Manning finished 12-14 for 102 yards and a 17-yard touchdown pass to Julius Thomas to finish the day. I know the 49ers were playing a very vanilla defense, but it is nice to see the first team move the ball and score points when they were out their out there.
2) If there was one guy on the first team defense that stood out it was LB Brandon Marshall. He is getting the chance to replace injured LB Danny Trevathan, and I thought Marshall really played well. If the Broncos can get something out of him the first five or six weeks when Trevathan is out, then that will be a good sign for the defense going forward.
3) The Broncos looked pretty sharp on offense and defense but remember that these teams play each other on October 19th, so their is no way that the 49ers are going to show Manning anything before they meet up on that date.
4) You have to give Brock Osweiler some credit for his performance. He played well (10-13 for 105 yards and 1 TD) and he generated a couple of scoring drives. He threw a great touchdown pass to Cody Latimer in the the 3rd quarter to give the Broncos a commanding 24-0 lead. We know that whatever Osweiler does in preseason won't matter until he finally becomes the starter, but it was good to see him come in and play well.
5) The Broncos have to happy that they won in convincing fashion, but the big picture is that the 49ers will be a really tough game for them in October, and this matchup really meant nothing in relation to the game that counts when they play in Denver.
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