Brock Purdy made a one-series cameo, Trey Lance built a fourth-quarter comeback and rookie kicker Jake Moody shook off an early miss for Saturday’s 21-20 preseason win over the Denver Broncos…
SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy played, and played like 2022 vintage Brock Purdy.Lastly, Trey Lance entered, overcame an interception, then produced a fourth-quarter comeback in Sunday’s preseason win over the Denver Broncos to certainly boost his stock and confidence.
Time remains to overanalyze the Darnold-Lance backup race, and for possibly the Cincinnati Bengals to try retrieving Brandon Allen as Joe Burrow’s backup via trade. But enough about the QB Quad. “I was real happy for him,” Shanahan said. “Sometimes when start in practice, it’s tough to get out of it. A lot of eyes were on him, and he had a few of ‘em and it kind of steamrolled on him, that usually makes it hard to go into games like he did today. … He made a hell of a catch on his first one, which probably took the monkey off his back a little bit, got him relaxed a little.
Bell rebounded with 19- and 43-yard catches after the two-minute warning to spark the winning drive and earn praise from his locker mate, Lance. “He’s been making plays. He does it every day in practice,” Lance said. “Some of the tackles he breaks are very impressive.”Deebo Samuel’s offseason overhaul is showing up in many ways, beyond just accounting for Purdy’s first two completions .
The main four rushers are still in the opening-day picture, however. Christian McCaffrey had an excellent camp, and he rested this game. Elijah Mitchell’s been out two weeks with a groin issue but has looked good running on the side. Saturday, Ty Davis-Price had 22 yards and Jordan Mason 24 yards .Boy, the 49ers really could use a healthy Nick Bosa … in three weeks. He’s skipped training camp and, once the preseason officially ends, look for contract talks to expedite.
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