Broncos vs. 49ers: The good, bad and ugly from Week 2 of the preseason

SANTA CLARA, CA - AUGUST 19: Paxton Lynch #12 of the Denver Broncos looks to pass the ball against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on August 19, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - AUGUST 19: Paxton Lynch #12 of the Denver Broncos looks to pass the ball against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on August 19, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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SANTA CLARA, CA – AUGUST 19: Jeremy Kerley #17 of the San Francisco 49ers is tackled by Zaire Anderson #50 and Justin Simmons #31 of the Denver Broncos on a punt return at Levi’s Stadium on August 19, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – AUGUST 19: Jeremy Kerley #17 of the San Francisco 49ers is tackled by Zaire Anderson #50 and Justin Simmons #31 of the Denver Broncos on a punt return at Levi’s Stadium on August 19, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The San Francisco 49ers couldn’t pull off another preseason victory against the Denver Broncos Saturday night. Niner Noise recaps what happens in our latest good, bad and ugly breakdown.

Any thoughts the San Francisco 49ers could clean up their array of mistakes from Week 1 of the preseason quickly evaporated, as the Niners hosted the Denver Broncos at Levi’s Stadium Saturday night.

Penalties were again problematic for head coach Kyle Shanahan, and San Francisco was plagued by a number of other miscues leading to Denver’s eventual 33-14 victory.

Four first-half turnovers by the 49ers led to 20 Broncos points, and the 49ers had no answer to staging a comeback.

There were, however, some things for the red and gold.

San Francisco showed some promise in pass protection and also got some notable contributions from playmakers like fullback Kyle Juszczyk and tight end George Kittle.

There was also some offensive continuity from the first-team group. And the defense, mostly, picked up where it left off versus the Kansas City Chiefs a week ago.

Still, there was more bad than good from this contest, and Niner Noise looks at it all in this slideshow.

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