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Strong defensive effort wasted in 49ers loss to Denver: 5 burning questions answered

The San Francisco 49ers offense turned the clock back to 1946 during their 11-10 loss to Denver on Sunday night. The loss drops San Francisco to 1-2 on the season.

Facing a Denver defense which had allowed only 487 yards combined over the first two weeks, the 49ers offense looked on point early in the first quarter.

On their second possession of the game, San Francisco opened with a 20-yard pass from Garoppolo to Brandon Aiyuk. On the next play Jeff Wilson Jr. burst through the line for a gain of 37. Jimmy Garoppolo finished the possession with a three-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk.