J joe so, vic fangio, his first year as the broncos head coach. And he steps into this situation in the afc west. That is the football power index. The projection as to the chance to win the afc west. I saw these numbers, and i said, chargers, 24 . I get it with the chiefs. We know, with that loaded offense, mahomes coming off the mvp. Broncos, 6 . Raiders, 4 . A lot of factors come into play, but thats what it is as of right now toh west. Nd yutt ecent ews, h hasbeenppening, ho cae n is that derwin james, the allpro safety, is going to be out of action. Referee offense, number 13. Fiveyard penalty. First down. Joe for upwards of four months with a stress fracture in his right foot. He will need surgery. Does that change the way you think about the chargers . Booger just a little bit. The reason i favor the chargers is because of their defense with bosa. And their ability to rush the passer. And james, hes a playmaker. Safety, outside linebacker, can play in the box. Theyll miss him. Joe a good effort for the interception that time. As the ball was in the air. And johnson comes up with the pickoff. Finding the football. Once it gets tipped, he goes up, johnson sees it. Good reaction. Joe off the hands of williams. And then into the hands of the diving johnson. Booger thats on the quarterbac quarterback. He made a nice throw, but johnson did a good job on the second reaction. Joe john, what do you see . Great control of the football prior to the ball touching the ground. The ball doesnt move, completed catch. Joe heres nick mullensth nn the oint igoing to make about the chargers and james, when you assess things and say, how much does it impact the way you think about the chargers, i look at matchups in divisions. What do you need to match up with the very best . You got to find a way to stop the chiefs. He gives you a great chance. Booger especially against travis kelce. Hes too big for a linebacker, but you can take a big safety like james and put him on kelce. Now i think that favors the chargers. Joe walter will get the carry, and he drives ahead. That should be a first and goal for the 49ers. James, when he comes back, by the way, probably will be around the time of our mexico city monday night Football Game with chiefs and chargers. Booger ive had that injury, they had to put a screw in there. Even when you come back healthy, it will take time for that to heal. It took me four months to heal, and another additional two or three weeks to get back into it. Joe first and goal. Walter remains the lone back. Will throw the fade, and coming up with it for the score, kendrick bourne. Had to work to get that second foot down. A great effort by bourne. Look at that. Tapping that foot and controlling possession. Booger i like bourne. Thats just great body control. Good throw, and you get the feet down. Takes a lot of athleticism to do that. Joe four receiving touchdowns a year ago. You see how he is as a contributor this year for the 49ers. An athletic play there from bourne. Mulle mullens throw, the oneyard touchdown. Only three points in the first half. But now, the niners with a 249 lead. 21 unanswered secondhalf points for the niners here on monday night football. Wherever you are. Whatever youre craving. And whenever youre craving it. Doordash has the restaurants you want. Delivered to your door. Wherever your door happens to be. Download doordash. The most restaurants across america. First order, 0 delivery fee. J joe Kyle Shanahan saw his team go 412 a year ago. Major injuries all over the place offensively, the biggest was losing Jimmy Garoppolo. Now, the fpi sizing things up this way. The rams out front, 63 . The niners, 13 . Booger i think a lot of it will depend on Jimmy Garoppolo and his health. He didnt look good, kind of favoring his knee. If he can get healthy with the weapons theyve added, hurd and samuel, and then on defense with ford and bosa. Alexander and warner, i think theyve upgraded their talent. They said they need playmakers and pass rushers, and so far i like the pieces theyve added. Joe just to continue that conversation, you say the year depends on Jimmy Garoppolo. Listen, theres no overreaction like preseason overreaction. And you can hear it right now on sports radio throughout the bay area tomorrow. Im sure its coming, he goes out there, 1 of 6, no passing yards, throws an interception. The ball being batted down. Whats the real takeaway on garoppolo . Theres probably more coming out of the joint practices than came out of this game. Booger hes coming off an acl, and its going to take time. From an acl, it usually takes two years. And you could tell he was a little tentative tonight stepping up in the pocket. Joe if youre just joining us in the second half, this is what happened with garoppolo to start the night. Booger looking over the middle, harrison knocks it down. Again, hes in the middle. You get chubb rushing it, he throws up a 50 50 ball. The anoh inleti forcing it into tight garoppolo looks very tentative and rusty. Hasnt played football in over a year. Some would say thatsd. Joe a quick screen to winfree. You heard the big thud as reynolds came in there. The flag is down at the 24. Booger of course, the flag comes in. Anytime theres a big hit, im assuming theyre going to check and see, was that helmet to helmet, did he lead with the shoulder . Use of the helmet, thats a point of emphasis. Referee no penalty on the play. Hit was legal. Second down. They do a great job of picking up this flag. This looks to be shoulder to shoulder. Maybe the helmet contact is incidental. Booger thats just a good nfl hit by number 50, reynolds. Everybody on the sideline is pumped up. Look at sherman. I love to see that. Ammate. The Fourth Quarter a joe third and 13. Incomplete. A great visit lisa had with sherm earlier. And after were done, sportscenter with the postgame reaction, everything you need to know. Find out why von miller thinks theyve found their guy in joe flacco. 7 of 11 earlier tonight. Well get you up to speed on the nl wild card race as well. Sportscenter, next on espn, and always on the espn app. Booger a very good chat with von miller. Very good chat with him. Joe james runs out. Will be visiting with phillip lindsay, the star rookie running back last year. Lindsay and his parents recently reflected on his path, going from being undrafted to making the pro bowl, all while living in the basement at home locally. He lives at home with mom and dad and the baby. After five kids, it was like, yay, we have the house to ourselves. Then, never mind. The biggest thing was being able to help them out, financially. Joe the first undrafted player to ever make the pro bowl as a rookie. Phillip lindsay. Booger time for you to move out of the house, though. Get you a mortgage, young man. Joe you know the way nfl salaries work. Undrafted free agent, youre not getting paid yet. Lisa . Lisa oh, tess. Phillip, whats up with living am home still . Oh, i have to be but i have a game plan. I cant tell you, though. Lisa it was a wrist injury that ended your historic rookie season. Tell me how your wrist feels now. It feels good. 100 . I feel good. Now i just need to get in the groove again. Lisa how do you top last season . Just be myself. Make sure joe got going a little bit today was the game plan. Now, ii nd be ready for this year. Lisa youll be splitting carries this year. You said you dont need a whole lot of carries. How come . Its about oneonone matchups and making plays. I dont need 20, 30 carries, to make something happen. Im going to make it happen with whatever i get. Lisa what do you think about your new quarterback . I like joe. Lisa hes quiet, right . Hes smooth. Thats what we need, somebody who is more mature. Lisa we hope you have another great season. Thank you. Lisa tess . Joe thank you. Phillip, had the injury last season, had surgery. But 550,000, thats a lot of money. Hes playing his way towards that status. So hes the 145th ranked running back in terms of salary cap hit. 145, a pro