Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham finds wide receiver Pat Bryant down the field for a 29-yard pickup against the Cardinals.

The 49ers just lost their preseason opener to the Denver Broncos by a score of 30-9. Here are the 49ers' grades for this performance.

The San Francisco 49ers preseason slate opened Saturday evening with a 30-9 loss to the Denver Broncos at Levi's Stadium.

A year ago it was either Brandon Allen or Joshua Dobbs behind Purdy, and it didn’t turn out well for the 49ers.

The preseason game against the Denver Broncos was largely a dull one for the San Francisco 49ers. However, there were several bright spots in that game. One of

The Denver Broncos defeated the San Francisco 49ers in their preseason opener last Saturday, winning 30-9 on the road. Following that victory, here are the best (and worst) player grades from Pro Football Focus. PFF says Tyler Badie (80.1) was the team's best running back of the night, and he finished sixth among offensive players.

It’s the old NFL next-man-up scenario, and the injury to Jordan Watkins of the San Francisco 49ers provided an opportunity at the receiver position. And that’s where one of two roster hopefuls improved their stock after the loss to the Broncos.

Lucas Krull got the easiest touchdown catch you will see off of a blown coverage play by the 49ers. He had at least 15 yards between him and the closest defender. At least we got to see that at least one of our tight ends will catch wide-open passes when defenses give them that opportunity.

Here are the highs, lows and good deeds from the 49ers’ preseason-opening 30-9 loss to the Denver Broncos on Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium.

Rookie running back RJ Harvey rushes for an 8-yard touchdown for his first preseason score during the Broncos' first offensive drive of the game.