NFL Week 1 Grades: Seahawks Get ‘A’ For Shocking Win vs. Broncos; Trey Lance, 49ers with ‘D’ after upset loss

After just one game with Trey Lance under center, the San Francisco 49ers may already be regretting their decision to bench Jimmy Garoppolo.

In his first start since being officially named the 49ers quarterback, Lance had a disastrous performance in a shocking 19-10 loss to the Bears in Chicago. Sure, it didn’t help that the game was played in the middle of a biblical rainstorm, but no matter how you spin it, it was an ugly game for Lance.

The second-year quarterback completed less than 50% of his passes (13 of 28) and threw for just 164 yards. The troubling part for the 49ers is that Lance wasn’t able to come through when the 49ers needed him the most. With the 49ers trailing 13-10 in the fourth quarter, Lance had a chance to mount a comeback, but any hope of that happening ended when he threw a nasty interception to Eddie Jackson that basically ruined the win for Chicago.

Jackson ended up returning the pick to San Francisco’s 21-yard line, and the Bears would score five plays later to take an insurmountable 19–10 lead.

Lance was at his worst in crunch time, going 4-for-13 for 41 yards and an interception in the fourth quarter. The upside for the 49ers is that Lance doesn’t have to play in weather like this every week, but the downside is that if he doesn’t start improving soon, San Francisco could have a quarterback controversy on its hands before the end of the month.

Okay, let’s get to the grades for each game from Week 1. If you’re looking for a deeper dive on the Bills’ 31-10 win over the Rams played last Thursday, be sure to click here.

Chicago 19-10 over San Francisco

New Orleans 27-26 over Atlanta

Indianapolis 20-20 tie (OT) with Houston

Baltimore 24-9 over NY Jets

Washington 28-22 over Jacksonville

Pittsburgh 23-20 (OT) over Cincinnati

Steelers-Bengals grades by Bryan DeArdo (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Tell him on Twitter.)

Cleveland 26-24 over Carolina

Browns-Panthers grades by Jordan Dajani (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Tell him on Twitter.)

Philadelphia 38-35 over Detroit

Eagles-Lions grades by Jeff Kerr (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Tell him on Twitter.)

Miami 20-7 over New England

Patriots-Dolphins characters by Tyler Sullivan (Love the characters? Hate the characters? Tell him on Twitter.)

Kansas City 44-21 over Arizona

Chiefs-Cardinals Grades by Shanna McCarriston (Love the Grades? Hate the Grades? Let by her on Twitter.)

NY Giants 21-20 over Tennessee

Minnesota 23-7 over Green Bay

Vikings-Packers grades by Cody Benjamin (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let by him on Twitter.)

LA Chargers 24-19 over Las Vegas

Chargers-Raiders grades by Jordan Dajani (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Tell him on Twitter.)

Tampa Bay 19-3 over Dallas

Seattle 17-16 over Denver