For all of the talk about the Denver Broncos potentially having a Super Bowl-worthy roster, the starters didn't live up to the high expectations and early hype on Saturday night.

In limited action on the road against the San Francisco 49ers, Denver's starting offense sputtered, and the starting defense was burned for a big play and a first-drive touchdown against San Francisco's second-team units. While it's certainly way too early to push any panic buttons, Saturday night showed the Broncos still have plenty to clean up if they are truly going to return to Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8 as the AFC representative in Super Bowl LX.

Denver head coach Sean Payton caught attention during training camp by saying this year's team was "capable of winning the Super Bowl." That placed a lot of pressu

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