That is about nearly as good because it will get for NFL preseason video games.

Now, be at liberty to skip forward a month to the beginning of the common season.

The 49ers determined to maintain 20 of their prime gamers safely on the sideline Friday evening for the 28-21 preseason-opening win over the Inexperienced Bay Packers.

However the participant who will doubtless have extra affect on the season than some other participant was on the market. Second-year quarterback Trey Lance began and performed 11 snaps. And earlier than he exited, he gave the followers one thing to recollect.

Here’s a take a look at the 49ers’ report card from the night at Levi’s Stadium:

Dashing offense

Operating backs Elijah Mitchell and Jeff Wilson didn’t swimsuit up. Additionally, the 49ers are attempting to combine three new inside offensive linemen into their lineup. So it’s most likely not an enormous shock the working sport didn’t seem like in sync.

Proper guard Spencer Burford began and performed 27 snaps. His efficiency was a blended bag, as coach Kyle Shanahan instantly acknowledged a minimum of a few errors. However that’s all a part of the method.

The 49ers hope to see Ty Davis-Value or Trey Sermon (or each) emerge as decisive runners within the staff’s outside-zone scheme. Davis-Value gained 36 yards on 10 dashing makes an attempt, whereas Sermon managed simply 11 yards on six dashing makes an attempt.

Grade: C-minus

Passing offense

The 49ers’ protection typically has gotten the perfect of the staff’s offense throughout coaching camp practices. Lance, Nate Sudfeld and Brock Purdy appeared to totally get pleasure from dealing with one other protection on Friday evening.

Lance and rookie receiver Danny Grey teamed up on the spotlight of the night. Grey confirmed his 4.33 pace, and Lance delivered a well-thrown move down the left sideline that traveled 42 yards within the air. Grey took it the remainder of the way in which for a 76-yard landing.

Lance accomplished 4 of 5 move makes an attempt for 92 yards. His solely misfire was when he led Grey an excessive amount of on a third-and-9 move on the proper sideline.

Sudfeld accomplished eight of 11 passes for 103 yards with a 39-yard landing to Ray-Ray McCloud, and Purdy added a 5-yard landing move (and two-point conversion) to tight finish Tanner Hudson.

The three QBs mixed for a 142.2 passer ranking.

Grade: A

Dashing protection

Linebacker Oren Burks led the way in which with eight tackles whereas enjoying 46 snaps on protection. Robert Nkemdiche, Curtis Robinson and Dontae Johnson every had one deal with for loss.

The 49ers’ protection allowed a 25-yard run to open the fourth quarter, however the run protection was typically sound.

Defensive deal with Javon Kinlaw performed 14 snaps and was not credited with any stops. However his major obligation in the course of the D-line can be to clog run lanes and permit linebackers to make tackles whereas being unblocked.

Grade: B-minus

Passing protection

Rookie nickel again Sam Womack had the perfect night of any 49ers participant with two interceptions of Packers quarterback Jordan Love, a first-round draft decide in 2020.

There was nothing flukey about both of his interceptions, both. He wrestled the ball away from Romeo Doubs close to the sideline. Then, Womack had excellent protection towards Amari Rodgers to make one other decide. He returned that one 50 yards to arrange a area objective.

Linebacker Marcelino McCrary-Ball additionally had an interception.

The 49ers surrendered three landing passes. Defensive backs Tarvarius Moore, Ka’dar Hollman and Dontae Johnson have been the primary culprits on these scoring performs.

Grade: B-plus

Particular groups

Kicker Robbie Gould made a deal with, and that’s by no means a superb factor on a few totally different ranges. First, it ought to by no means get to the purpose that the kicker has to make a deal with. Second, the kicker ought to by no means put himself in place to make a deal with within the preseason.

Gould nailed each field-goal makes an attempt, together with a 50-yarder. Punter Mitch Wishnowsky planted two of his efforts contained in the 20.

JaMycal Hasty, who has expertise as a kick returner, made an inexcusable psychological mistake when he took a kickoff out of bounds on the 5-yard line. If he touched the ball whereas standing out of bounds, the 49ers would have gotten the ball at 40-yard line. It appeared as if Hasty didn’t know the rule.

Grade: D-minus

Teaching

Coach Kyle Shanahan confronted a dilemma because the 49ers entered the preseason. He doesn’t wish to put an excessive amount of on movie and provides the Chicago Bears any type of heads-up for his or her regular-season opener.

However he additionally desires Lance to expertise some success and enter the common season with confidence. Shanahan performed it completely on Friday, discovering a positive one-on-one matchup for the 49ers to take advantage of for the lengthy Lance-to-Grey landing.

RELATED: Lance stored it easy in 49ers’ preseason win over Packers

The 49ers lowered pointless dangers to their roster with the choice to maintain 20 of their prime gamers out of motion. All of it labored out simply wonderful.

Grade: A

Total

Sure, that is solely the preseason — and the world will little notice, nor lengthy keep in mind what  transpired at Levi’s Stadium.

However it’s also secure to say the evening couldn’t have gone significantly better. There have been some good performs and loads of educating moments for the teaching workers to drill into those that received onto the sphere.

Grade: A-minus

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