If the game is going to go as the joint practices reportedly did, the San Francisco 49ers should have no problem against the Denver Broncos on Monday night. Assuming Kyle Shanahan doesn’t sit 28 players like he did last week, there shouldn’t be as much sloppy play that features a penalty flag every other play.
I expect the defensive line to live in the Broncos backfield, despite being down their two top edge rushers. Denver’s offensive line isn’t good. We’ll likely see a starting defensive line of Solomon Thomas-Sheldon Day-DeForest Buckner-Arik Armstead. This would be a terrific opportunity for Solly to get some work inside, but he reportedly won plenty at defensive end during the two practices.