Levi's Stadium- The Opening

The day came with great anticipation, finally, the San Francisco 49ers debut in their new home. Levi's Stadium will be home to the 49ers for the distant future. But, how will the 49ers start off this new era of their franchise?

Levi's Stadium, courtesy of Venues Today

On September 14, 2014, the San Francisco 49ers played their first home game in Levi's Stadium, against the Chicago Bears. The game had a sellout crowd and was expected to be a very loud and difficult day for the Bears. The 49ers had a dominant first half against the Bears. The 49er defense held the bears to 93 yards in the first half and 7 points, coming off of a positive drive for the Bears to end the half, and an amazing one-handed touchdown grab by Brandon Marshall. The 49ers offense dominated the first half with 197 yards and 17 points, having been dominant in the first half in the Cowboys game too. But, the second half was another story. To start the second half, the 49ers began with a three and out. Both teams had a rough 3rd quarter, combining for only 3 points, coming off of Phil Dawson's 24 yard field goal to put the game at 20 to 7. In the fourth quarter, penalties and stupid mistakes killed the 49ers. The Bears scored an opening drive touchdown to close the deficit to 6 points. On the 49ers ensuing drive, Colin Kaepernick through a interception, leading to a touchdown for the Bears, coming from a pass from Jay Cutler to Martellus Bennett. The put the Bears on top, 21 to 20.  The game ended at a score of 28 to 20, after another touchdown for the bears.

Brandon Marshall's amazing one handed grab, courtesy of Washington Post

As a result, the 49ers lost their Levi's stadium debut to Chicago Bears. The game was one by mistakes, and especially penalties. The 49ers out penalized the Bears, 16-10 negating a total of 116 yards for their offense. One of these penalties also took back Frank Gore's 54 yard touchdown run, on a holding penalty from Anquan Boldin. In the end, the 49ers lossed because of their mistakes. I believe that the 49ers need to tighten up their offensive discipline and coverage skills. It is getting ridiculous watching the 49ers lose because they get a 60 yard rush called back. They won't win any games if they give up over 100 yards in damn penalties.

Next week, The 49ers will be playing the Arizona Cardinals in Phoenix. The Cardinals have started their season 2-0 and are looking to be a power in the NFC west. The Niners are going to have to play hard in Arizona, or they will fall to 1-2.