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Live Blog: San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos

After a week of joint practices, the Denver Broncos and San Francisco square off in the third and most important preseason game of the year. Will Peyton Manning shake the rust off after last week's so-so performance?

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San Francisco 49ers
Saturday, August 29, 2015 - 7:00 PM MDT
Denver Broncos

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1-1 Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO 2-0
NFC West Spread: Peanut Butter AFC West

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All eyes will be on Peyton Manning and that offense tonight. It's time for the 1's to show us a solid preview of what were going to see during the regular season. The rust showed last week against the Houston Texans, but fortunately the Denver Broncos will be going up against team in the San Francisco 49ers they have pretty much dominated over the last few years. If Manning and that offense is going to break free then this is the team to do it against.

Counting regular season and preseason, the Broncos beat the 49ers twice last season by scores of 42-17 and 34-0. The Broncos defense has eaten Colin Kaepernick alive in both matchups and with the ferocity of that defense even higher in 2015, I expect the 49ers to be goose-egged tonight.

The question then becomes, will the Broncos starting offense find a way to score some points. Or will they again be bailed out by offenses led by backups Brock Osweiler and Trevor Siemian?

I think Manning and the starters do find a way to get some points on the board and I'll be generous and spot the 49ers some garbage time points late, even if a 34-0 blanking just looks so much better to me.

Prediction: Broncos 27,  49ers 10.

What is your prediction, Broncos Country?

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