The 49ers lost a grueling primetime game to the Denver Broncos Sunday night. However, head coach Kyle Shanahan should have positive and negative takeaways after watching his team battle in a playoff-like atmosphere. Let’s look at what we learned from Week 3 below.
What more can DeMeco Ryans do?
The Broncos are the only NFL team in the last 30 years to win a game despite having at least eight more 3-and-outs than their opponent.
Ryans’ defense forced ten punts. Nine drives ended with a 3-and-out. Denver was held to a measly 3.