The San Francisco 49ers gave up a 10-0 lead last week in a 19-10 loss to the Chicago Bears thanks to monsoon-lite conditions at Soldier Field and the relative inexperience of quarterback Trey Lance. They didn’t have to contend with either in Week 2 and improved to 1-1 as a result.
Reasonable weather in Santa Clara and a first quarter, season-ending ankle injury for Lance led to Jimmy Garoppolo’s triumphant return to the lineup. Garoppolo didn’t have to do much; he only threw 21 passes as the Niners controlled the game early and protected their lead en route to 45 run plays.
