

He flew in to blow up the kick returner, Jerick McKinnon. – There’s Hufanga again on the opening kickoff. Kevin Givens and Kentavius Street both had pressure on a third down late in the first half to help force a checkdown and a punt. He’s played a ton and has a couple of third-down stops. Three incompletions for Lance have all been drops. this time dropped a seed on a deep out from Lance. Lenoir was step-for-step with the receiver. – Now it’s Lenoir with tight coverage on a deep shot down the left sideline. – More good coverage by Thomas on a third-and-4, but Gordon fit it into a very tight window for a first down. – Good coverage from rookie CB Ambry Thomas on a back shoulder throw from Chiefs third-string QB Anthony Gordon. That’s the second drop since Lance came in. Lance scrambled and found the open receiver, but he couldn’t hold on. He stayed calm in the pocket on play action and found Woerner wide open across the middle. – Lance found TE Charlie Woerner for 34 yards on a first-and-10 from his own 1. He nearly had a pick-six, but it tipped off his hands for an incompletion to force a punt. – Hey, there’s some pressure! It looked like Key and Maurice Hurst flushed Henne out and forced him to escape for no gain. He moved his feet and got a quick throw to Gallman. – More pressure on Lance on third-and-long. – Lance was sacked when a blitzer got to his blind side untouched. That’s gotta be a nice confidence boost for the rookie after he struggled in camp.

– Deommodore Lenoir came up with a nice interception off Chad Henne. – Robbie Gould bounced the extra point off the upright. He booted left, set his feet, and fired a dime for six points.
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An 80-yard touchdown from Lance to Trent Sherfield ends the 49ers’ second series on one play. – The 49ers allowed a touchdown thanks in part to what looked like missed coverage from cornerback B.W. Arden Key is not having a good time against Chiefs starting RT Orlando Brown. – Chiefs backup QB Chad Henne has all day to throw. Luckily for Hufanga not many players are as fast as Hill. He got beat around the corner by Tyreek Hill after looking to have an angle on the speedy WR. He took a sack on third-down, but it’s hard to blame him since Daniel Brunskill got demolished by Chiefs DL Chris Jones. It was a great play from the rookie and great process despite the miscue from the receiver. – Lance’s first throw was a dart to Brandon Aiyuk, who dropped it. Kyle Shanahan indicated the starters would come out with Garoppolo. He’s behind the same offensive line as Garoppolo, which includes starting right tackle Mike McGlinchey and starting left guard Laken Tomlinson. – Trey Lance began the 49ers’ second series. Griffith has been shining in practice lately too. He nearly had an interception to break up a third-down pass to force a Kansas City punt. Jonas Griffith started for Fred Warner along with a slew of other reserves. – Good work for the 49ers’ defense against the starting Chiefs offense. – The backup offensive linemen have struggled some in camp, but they did a nice job against the Chiefs’ defensive front. A good throw to Aiyuk on a crossing route was nullified by offensive pass interference on Charlie Woerner. – Nothing down the field from Garoppolo, but he was decisive and accurate on his check downs and a couple throws over the middle on his first series. It’s his first game after signing as an undrafted rookie last year, and he didn’t get to play in any games last season.

– Hokit caught a pass off a quick toss from Garoppolo. Wayne Gallman was the first running back off the bench.

– Rookie RB Trey Sermon got the first carry of the game. Jake Brendel was the center, and Josh Hokit started at fullback. Rookie Jaylon Moore started at left tackle. Daniel Brunskill was the starting right guard. – Alex Mack and Trent Williams got the night off. His return took the 49ers out to the 20-yard line. Here are our quarter-by-quarter observations: However, there was plenty to glean from the 60 minutes of football. The big story was rookie QB Trey Lance, who played virtually all of the first half and one series in the second half. © 2022 The Cincinnati Bengals.The 49ers opened their preseason slate with a 19-16 loss at home vs.
