Trey Lance on 49ers 'ugly' preseason finale: 'Not going to make a bigger deal out of it than we need to'

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The San Francisco 49ers closed out their preseason with an ugly 17-0 loss against the Houston Texans, but starting quarterback Trey Lance won’t be putting much stock into Thursday night’s defeat. 

Lance, who will take over the reins from Jimmy Garoppolo in Week 1 while the 49ers patiently decide his fate, was 7-for-11 for 49 yards on three scoreless drives, while backups Nate Sudfeld and Brock Purdy both threw an interception.

Trey Lance of the San Francisco 49ers looks to pass during the first quarter of an NFL preseason game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Thursday. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

The 2021 first-round draft pick admitted it was an "ugly" display, but said he wasn’t going "to make a bigger deal out of it" than necessary. 

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"Some ugly stuff out there, for sure. It definitely wasn't our best night," Lance said after the game, via the NFL Network. "It never feels real good to lose, but I will learn from it and turn the page. I’m not going to make a bigger deal out of it than we need to."

Trey Lance of the San Francisco 49ers scrambles away from Jerry Hughes of the Houston Texans during the first quarter of an NFL preseason game at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Thursday. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

"It was definitely not our best night, but like I said, we’re not going to make too big a deal out of it," he reiterated.

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Head coach Kyle Shanahan called it a "pretty rough" night and said both sides of the ball "struggled to execute." 

"Offensively,