Raiders take the Battle of the Bay

By Jeremy Kahn

OAKLAND-Over the past three weeks, the Oakland Raiders won two games and lost one by 52 points on the road.

Brandian Ross intercepted Colin Kaepernick on the first play of the game, and Sebastian Janikowski turned that into a 57-yard field goal and the Raiders would go on to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 24-13 at a raucous Coliseum.

This was the first time that the Raiders have defeated the 49ers in a regular season game since October 8, 2000, when Rich Gannon found Tim Brown for a touchdown and the Raiders defeated the 49ers 34-28 in overtime at Candlestick Park.

If you want to find the last time that the Raiders defeated the 49ers in Oakland, you will have to go back to November 4, 1979, when they defeated their cross bay rivals 23-10.

The last time the Raiders defeated the 49ers as the home team came on September 29, 1991, a 12-6 Raiders victory at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Following the Janikowski long field goal, the 49ers took the lead for the first time, as Kaepernick found Bruce Miller for an eight-yard touchdown pass.

Derek Carr then proceeded to drive the Raiders down the field to retake the lead, as Carr found lineman Donald Penn for a three-yard touchdown pass.

It was a great day for Carr, as he went 22-for-28 for 254 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Mychal Rivera turned in a career day, as he hauled in seven catches for a career-high 108 yards and a touchdown.

Latavius Murray returned to the field after missing the 52-0 loss to the St. Louis Rams with a concussion, and led the Raiders with 23 carries for 76 yards.

Entering the game, Murray carried the ball 14 times all season.

It was an off day for Kaepernick once again, as he went 18-for-33 for 174 yards passing and two interceptions, as the 49ers lost for the second straight game and are in danger to miss their first playoffs since 2010.

Charles Woodson clinched the game, as he intercepted a Kaepernick pass in the waning minutes of the game and it was the 59th career interception for the 17-year veteran,

Rivera was not the Raiders player either seven catches, as Marcel Reese also snared seven receptions from Carr including the eventual game-winning touchdown pass from Carr with 4:09 remaining in the third quarter.

Linebacker Ahmed Brooks was dressed for the 49ers, but did not start due to missing a team meeting on Tuesday and did not even see the field.

Phil Dawson connected for two field goals for the 49ers, including a 52-yarder with one second remaining in the first half to send the game into the half all tied up.

Following the Carr to Rivera touchdown pass, Dawson missed a 47-yard field goal wide left that gave the ball back to the Raiders.

Michael Crabtree led the 49ers with nine catches for 56 yards passing, while Frank Gore carried the ball 12 tines for 63 yards.

Darren McFadden carried the ball four times and gained just five yards in the victory.

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