Lynch completed 15 of 26 passes for 113 yards, two touchdowns and a pick in Saturday's preseason loss to the 49ers. He added 13 yards rushing on three carries.
Lynch's pick came in the closing seconds of the game with Denver looking to come from behind and push the ball downfield. Otherwise, it was a fairly clean contest for the 2016 first-round pick, who showed the strength and speed to evade pressure, notched his first two career scores and had visibly more mustard on his passes than the team's co-starters. After Trevor Siemian and Mark Sanchez combined for three turnovers in a little over a half of play, head coach Gary Kubiak said that Lynch remains behind both in terms of the mental aspects of the game, but that he is in the competition for the starting job. Based on Saturday's game, it might not be Lynch's talents - but the flaws of Siemian and Sanchez - that get the rookie on the field sooner than later.