The San Francisco 49ers won their second preseason game of 2019, beating the Denver Broncos 24-15. The backups did their part against Denver, but the bigger story tonight was quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo‘s return to the field since the quarterback tore his ACL on Sept. 23, 2018.
And it was disappointing, to say the least.
Garoppolo looked extremely rusty out there at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, completing just one of six passes for zero (but really minus-1) yards and one interception. His throws lacked velocity, he didn’t make smart decisions, but most of all, the quarterback looked extremely uncomfortable out there on the field.