With a legitimate chance at competing for a playoff spot, the Denver Broncos were down 20-0 halftime against a putrid 2-10 team. The Broncos were completely unprepared for the San Francisco 49ers, despite them only having one legitimate weapon on offense in tight end George Kittle.
When the defense wasn’t giving up yards and points, the offense was doing exactly nothing. Head Coach Vance Joseph looked to quarterback Case Keenum to get better.
“We had some chances down the field,” Joseph said on Monday. “We didn’t hit them. We missed three or four chances to make some big plays in the pass game.