⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 49ers stayed within a score of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SF better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the 49ers.
Every score
- Q1 1:43
FGW.Lutz from 52 yards0-3 - Q2 1:36
FGE.Pineiro from 24 yards3-3 - Q3 4:15
TDB.Purdy to D.Samuel, 1 yard10-3 - Q4 14:08
FGW.Lutz from 40 yards10-6 - Q4 8:52
TDC.McCaffrey from the 117-6 - Q4 4:05
TDB.Nix to J.Waddle, 13 yards, two-point try good17-14 - Q4 2:15
TDB.Purdy to G.Kittle, 56 yards24-14
⚖️What decided it
Why the 49ers won, and why the Broncos did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏈Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

49ers
Good plays
- TOUCHDOWN
B.Purdy to G.Kittle, 56 yards
Q4 2:15 · SF 24-14 DEN
- BIG PLAY
B.Purdy to M.Evans for 24 yards
Q2 0:38 · SF 3-3 DEN
- BIG PLAY
D.Samuel for 20 yards
Q2 2:15 · SF 0-3 DEN
Bad plays
- BLOCKED
Field goal try blocked
Q2 0:04 · SF 3-3 DEN
- 4TH DOWN
Turned it over on 4th & 1 at the DEN 34
Q2 14:30 · SF 0-3 DEN

Broncos
Good plays
- BLOCKED
Blocked a field goal try from the DEN 36
Q2 0:04 · SF 3-3 DEN
- 4TH DOWN
Stopped them on 4th & 1 at the DEN 34
Q2 14:30 · SF 0-3 DEN
- TOUCHDOWN
B.Nix to J.Waddle, 13 yards
Q4 4:05 · SF 17-14 DEN
Bad plays
- MISSED FG
W.Lutz missed from 58 yards
Q4 1:18 · SF 24-14 DEN
📊The numbers
| SF | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 358 | Total yards | 296 |
| 5.5 | Yards per play | 4.6 |
| +0.12 | Points added per play | +0.09 |
| 218 | Passing yards | 214 |
| 140 | Rushing yards | 82 |
| 20 | First downs | 16 |
| 46% | Third downs converted | 47% |
| 67% | Red zone trips scored | 100% |
| 8 | Big plays | 2 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 0 |
| 5 | Penalty yards | 44 |
| 29:07 | Time with the ball | 30:53 |




