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Garoppolo confirmed during Wednesday's media session that he's starting Sunday's game at Detroit, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "Now, it's official, I guess," Garoppolo said of the Week 1 starting assignment.

As the incumbent starter for the 49ers, Garoppolo was favored to claim the top job, even with rookie Trey Lance putting up a valiant effort throughout the offseason, training camp and preseason. After Lance, the third overall pick in the 2021 draft, suffered a chip fracture in one of the fingers on his throwing hand in San Francisco's exhibition finale, Garoppolo's path to the job became even clearer. The team teased Wednesday's announcement by listing Garoppolo as the No. 1 QB on its first unofficial depth chart of the season, and he may even take all the reps under center Week 1 if Lance doesn't get healthy enough to suit up.

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