The Raiders were down 11 in the third quarter when Treydan Stukes picked off 49ers Quarterback Brock Purdy. Brock Bowers had just scored, and Las Vegas had the ball back with a chance to make it a one-score game. The next two promising drives ended in fumbles, one of them at the San Francisco goal line.
That stretch explains how a game the Raiders could still get back into became a 38–17 loss at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday, November 8. The official Week 9 box score shows Las Vegas dropping to 4–5 and San Francisco improving to 7–1. The 49ers forced all five Raiders turnovers after halftime, and the first one put points directly on the board.
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First Quarter: San Francisco Runs Out to a 14–0 Lead
Christian McCaffrey scored from a yard out on the opening drive. On San Francisco’s next possession, Purdy scrambled for 18 yards on third-and-14, picked up another 11 on second-and-11 and finished the drive himself with a one-yard touchdown run.
The Raiders’ postgame breakdown shows why the second drive was particularly frustrating: Las Vegas put the 49ers in a long-yardage situation, then let Purdy run for the first down. That was an early chance to get off the field and give Kirk Cousins a possession with the game still within one score.
Second Quarter: Cousins Gets Las Vegas on the Board
Cousins completed passes to four different receivers on the Raiders’ first scoring drive and finished it with a one-yard sneak. San Francisco answered when Purdy found an uncovered McCaffrey for a 12-yard touchdown against the blitz. Matt Gay’s 50-yard field goal cut the deficit to 21–10 at halftime.
Getting the ball to start the third quarter gave Las Vegas a chance to turn that field goal into back-to-back scoring possessions. Instead, the next snap produced a San Francisco touchdown.
Third Quarter: A Pick-Six and Two Fumbles Change the Game
Cousins bobbled the opening snap of the second half, recovered it and underthrew Tre Tucker. Rookie linebacker Jaden Dugger intercepted the pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown, pushing the lead to 28–10. The 49ers’ account of the five takeaways identifies the play as Dugger’s first NFL interception and touchdown.
Cousins answered with a 21-yard touchdown to Bowers, and Stukes picked off Purdy to give Las Vegas another opportunity. Fred Warner then punched the ball out on a Bowers screen, and Dre Greenlaw recovered it.
Even after that, the Raiders got another chance when San Francisco turned the ball over on downs. A 24-yard catch by Michael Mayer put Las Vegas at the doorstep, but Upton Stout forced a fumble at the one and Warner recovered it in the end zone for a touchback. Purdy followed with a 37-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Watkins. The quarter ended with San Francisco ahead 35–17.
Fourth Quarter: Another Trip to the One Ends Without Points
A 33-yard completion to Bowers brought the Raiders back to the San Francisco one-yard line. An offensive pass interference penalty wiped out an apparent Mayer touchdown, and Renardo Green intercepted Cousins on the drive. Malik Mustapha later picked him off again. San Francisco added a field goal for the only points of the fourth quarter.
Two trips to the one-yard line, zero points. Even if the Raiders finish both drives, they still have to stop San Francisco. But those were opportunities to put real pressure on the 49ers, and Las Vegas gave away both possessions.
Raiders vs. 49ers Player Stats: Bowers Produces, Run Game Disappears
The NFL’s official game book credits Bowers with seven catches for 111 yards and a touchdown. Cousins finished 22-of-32 for 216 yards, one passing touchdown and three interceptions, plus his rushing score. Las Vegas gained just 24 yards on 15 carries. Ashton Jeanty had 25 rushing yards on six attempts, and Mike Washington Jr. lost three yards on six carries.
San Francisco ran for 190 yards. Kaelon Black led the team with 70, McCaffrey added 68 and Purdy had 40. Purdy also threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns, while Watkins led the 49ers with 86 receiving yards. San Francisco held the ball for 38:18 and outgained Las Vegas 414–240.
The contrast with RMR’s recap of the Jets win is sharp. Against New York, Cousins accounted for four touchdowns without an interception, and Las Vegas turned a late defensive stop into the go-ahead drive. Against San Francisco, the defense handed the offense two openings in the third quarter, and both ended with the ball back in the 49ers’ hands.
Betting Takeaways: San Francisco Covers, and the Game Goes Over
The DraftKings snapshot shown in ESPN’s game listing had San Francisco favored by 8.5 with a total of 51.5. The 21-point win covered that spread, and the teams’ combined 55 points went over.
Our Raiders vs. 49ers preview cited an earlier snapshot that had DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM at San Francisco −9.5 with the same 51.5 total. The final score cleared both cited spreads. San Francisco got there with help from its defense: Dugger’s pick-six accounted for seven points with the extra point, while Las Vegas went scoreless in the fourth.
What Las Vegas Needs to Fix Before Seattle
The Raiders’ schedule brings the defending champion Seattle Seahawks to Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, November 15, at 1:05 p.m. Pacific on CBS. Las Vegas enters that matchup having allowed at least 30 points in six straight games.
The first thing to watch against Seattle is what happens on early downs. If the Raiders can get a few dependable yards on the ground and force Seattle into longer third downs, they can give Cousins more options and their defense more time off the field. At Levi’s Stadium, neither unit got that help. By the time the Raiders clawed their way back to the goal line, protecting the ball on one snap mattered more than anything they’d done to get there.
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