Which 49ers players stood out in ugly preseason loss to Broncos

49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan break down the vastly different approaches taken by the 49ers and Broncos in their preseason game on Saturday at Levi's Stadium, with Denver choosing to play many of its starters and San Francisco sitting its own. Maiocco and Chan discuss which 49ers players made the biggest impressions on the coaching staff, and others who still have work to do. Matt and Jennifer also provide 49ers injury updates and share what to look for entering Week 2 of the preseason against the Las Vegas Raiders.

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0:00.0	The joint practice with the Denver Broncos on Thursday was the time for the 49ers starters to get to work.
0:10.0	When the team suited up Saturday night in the exhibition opener at Levi Stadium,
0:14.0	Coach Kyle Shanahan turned it over to the young players and others who are competing for jobs.
0:20.0	Broncos coach, Sean Payton, took a different approach as he had his regulars play into the second quarter.
0:26.6	The result was somewhat predictable.
0:29.6	Mostly the 49ers rookies played like rookies and looked like players with a lot to learn.
0:34.6	Jennifer Lee Chan and I will tell you what you need to know coming out of this game,
0:39.8	which 49ers took advantage of their opportunities,
0:42.6	and who struggled in the team's preseason opener.
0:45.6	We'll also update the injury situation
0:48.2	heading into a week that features a joint practice
0:50.8	and a preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
0:53.6	We'll have all that and much more on this episode of 49ers talk coming at you right now.
0:59.1	Welcome to another episode of 49ers talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
1:05.1	Introducing your hosts, Matt Mayoko and Jennifer Lee Chan.
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1:32.3	All the star power of the 49ers were out there.
1:38.3	Watching.
1:39.3	Signing autographs before the game. Watching from the sideline. Yeah, they did a little pre-game warm-ups. I mean, I know that at least the fans got to see their favorite players. George Kittle was out there. Brock Purdy signed some autographs. Kyle Ushik was out there. His wife, Kristen, was out there, wearing her new line of off-season sportswear. A lot of people wearing that and in her little corner over there.
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