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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
So, how did SF beat SEA? One, they didn't let Geno look like Brady.
SF held the ball for 38 minutes, thanks to a 45 run / 15 pass ratio and they gained 189 rushing yards with 2 TDs. Denver only ran 20 times for 103 yards... slightly better RPC, but it is relevant because I think they should focus on leveraging Williams/Gordon more.
Wilson threw for 340 yards, 1 score and no picks.
Jimmy G threw for 184 yards, 1 score and no picks. (he had 1 rushing)
SF had a 3rd quarter blocked FG return for a TD that took them to 20-7.
SF didn't just walk in and beat the snot out of SEA.
Denver self imploded with the goal line miscues and 111 penalties (ok 12). And, that's on them... they had the same penalties in game 2.
Suggesting that SF is going to just stroll in and curb stomp Denver is just folly really. Sure, if Denver keeps up their bullshit mistakes, they should lose.
I think Denver sets a new bar for high score this year and defeats SF by the score of 17-16... kickers love the thin air.
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The excuses are kind of sad.
You guys keep bringing up the two fumbles. Do you even remember the situations, or are you hoping that we don't?
The first was 3rd and goal, and Williams was blown up between the 3 and 4 yd line. So even if he doesn't fumble, Denver either has to pull off a tough 4th down conversion, or take the FG.
And on the other play, even if Gordon (known to fumble a lot) hadn't fumbled, it was a failed fourth down conversion.
Let's also not forget that they were near the goal line both times thanks to two PI calls on balls thrown up for grabs.
And if you're being honest, Wilson's TD throw to Jeudy would be batted down or picked off the vast majority of the time. He also had another pass thrown directly to a defender with no one else close.
The penalty excuse is pretty weak too. Houston had 6 fewer penalty yards than Denver, and Denver had twice as many first downs from penalties. A bunch of delay of game/false starts sprinkled throughout the game isn't really an excuse for not moving the ball or scoring.
The fact is that Denver's redzone offense has not been good. And their offense overall was not very good against Houston. Expecting that to magically change vs defenses that are far better than what they've seen so far is a little homerish. Not to mention expecting all the penalties and horrible coaching decisions to magically disappear.