And that’s it for the starters. The San Francisco 49ers showed a lot of promise to begin their third preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts, unfortunately failure to finish in all aspects of the game let the Colts tighten their grip with the lead until the end. Despite some late-game magic by Nick Mullens to narrow the deficit, the 49ers lost 23-17.
There’s actually a lot of good to take from this game. The starters, while average, showed us a lot of good things to get excited about when the regular season begins. Some of the backups like Aldrick Robinson showed that the decisions for the 53-man roster will be difficult as well.