The San Francisco 49ers ranked fourth in the NFL in total defense last season and second in scoring defense, and there's no question defense is the team's strength. So it comes as somewhat of a surprise that opposing offenses have moved the ball and scored with relative ease against the 49ers during the preseason. That includes Sunday's 29-24 victory over Denver, in which the Broncos scored on their first three possessions to take a quick 17-0 lead. Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning played less than a quarter but completed 10 of 12 passes for 122 yards and led scoring drives of 23, 83 and 45 yards without a punt or turnover against the 49ers' No. 1 defense. San Francisco defensive coordinator Vic Fangio says it's not time to panic, though. "No, not yet," he said Monday. "We just didn't play well enough on certain plays. I think it was a great learning experience for us, in that some of the plays were we broke down, we could have de...
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Peyton Manning,
Aldon Smith,
Navorro Bowman,
Chris Culliver,
Matt Schaub,
Justin Smith,
Perrish Cox,
Brandon Jacobs
TEAMS: San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans
TEAMS: San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans
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