SANTA CLARA, Calif. • The Broncos offense got have to a bad start. So did the defense. And so did the special teams.

On the scoreboard, it didn’t end up mattering as Denver defeated the San Francisco 49ers 30-9 in the preseason opener Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium.

After falling behind 9-0, the Broncos scored 20 straight points to close the first half. They got touchdown passes from backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham of 8 yards to Lucas Krull and 36 yards to Trent Sherfield during that run. They went up 23-9 in the third quarter on Wil Lutz’s third field goal of the game and 30-9 on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Sam Ehlinger to Caden Prieskorn with 2:15 remaining.

But the start of the game didn’t go the way the Broncos had hoped. The 49ers, who rested starters, waltzed 71 yards down t

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