Preseason game: 49ers @ Texans, 8/25/2022

[Arky]

It's a Thursday night affair this time. 7 pm CST.

Last preseason game. Might get to see about ½ a game of the starters. I hear that Dameon Pierce is flying off the fantasy football boards.

ESPN only listed the game to be shown on Prime Video but my TV menu shows the game will be shown on FOX. Perhaps that is just for Houston, I dunno. (Edit: 506 Sports is showing only Houston and SF get the FOX game) NFLN will air a replay of the game @ 11 pm same night.

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I spent all day Saturday and Sunday reworking my itinerary, but it looks like if things work out, I will be at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver week 2.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by Arky

I spent all day Saturday and Sunday reworking my itinerary, but it looks like if things work out, I will be at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver week 2.

That's awesome. Took a tour of that stadium a few years ago (pre-COVID). Plus the weather should be great.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by Keith

That's awesome. Took a tour of that stadium a few years ago (pre-COVID). Plus the weather should be great.

Eheh. The early line in that game is the Broncos by 10½ to 11. I may not stay long.

I've been scoping out a place to park my bike on Google Maps near the stadium. I'm seeing $100 for parking at the ticket places. Are they out of their minds? That's insane. One of the reasons I've never been to a Texan game in Houston - stupid, expensive parking. I can park and lockup my bike in places a car can't go.... Getting towed would really ruin the day but I think I will ask for permission from a nearby restaurant or lounge and see how that flies....

[chuck]

https://www.ridemetro.org/pages/howtoridemetro.aspx

[Arky]

Texans put together a good opening drive and score on a 1 yard run by Dameon Pierce.

Texans 7, 49ers 0

7:33 left in the 1st qtr.

Pierce 6/37 on the drive

[Keith]

Pierce being "just" 6/37 is because only the end zone can stop him on a 1-yd TD dive. I comped him to Emmitt Smith a couple weeks ago. I think he is a younger version of that. Sharp cuts, change of direction, probably comes from young legs. Oddly, pretty good tread left since Florida somehow didn't overuse him.

Jump ball to Nico Collins drew the DPI to set up the score. EZ fades aren't really my jam, but Collins is a match-up nightmare. Not really sure the 49ers are gameplanning for Collins in a preseason game, so that may not be there as much once these games count.

Earlier in the drive, Charles Omenihu had a personal foul diving at Davis Mills kneecap. Not cool, man. Fomer Texan not holding anything back.