Raiders run over by rival 49ers in turnover-filled defeat

Las Vegas Raiders choky extremity Michael Mayer, middle, fumbles the shot betwixt San Francisco 49ers information Ji'ayir Brown, bottom, and cornerback Upton Stout (20), which was recovered by the 49ers, during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled successful Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. Photo by: ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Raiders’ defence couldn’t get a halt successful the archetypal half. The Raiders’ discourtesy couldn’t halt giving the shot distant successful the 2nd together.

Put it each together, and the Raiders’ much-anticipated archetypal travel backmost to the Bay Area since moving to Las Vegas successful 2020 bombed.

The San Francisco 49ers were excessively beardown not to instrumentality vantage of each the Raiders’ mistakes, beating their classical Battle of the Bay rival 38-17 Sunday day astatine Levi’s Stadium.

Las Vegas has present mislaid 4 of 5 games and portion the San Francisco setback whitethorn not person felt arsenic uncompetitive arsenic the 2 erstwhile double-digit defeats — to the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams — it was astir apt adjacent sloppier.

The Raiders’ slim hopes of a playoff berth took a large deed arsenic they fell to 4-5 connected the twelvemonth up of welcoming the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks to Allegiant Stadium successful a Week 10 matchup adjacent Sunday.

Las Vegas indispensable person gone into the locker country astatine halftime of the San Francisco crippled feeling hopeful. Despite the timepiece moving retired being the lone mode they kept the 49ers retired of the extremity portion successful 4 first-half possessions, the Raiders’ discourtesy had travel to beingness and was holding its own.

Quarterback Kirk Cousins snuck successful a touchdown aboriginal successful the 2nd 4th earlier kicker Matt Gay knocked done a 51-yard tract extremity with 1:12 remaining to marque the people 21-10 with the Raiders acceptable to person the second-half kickoff.  

But the accidental to get the borderline to a one-score crippled instantly went awry. Cousins fumbled the archetypal drawback of the 2nd half, picked up the shot and threw it close to 49ers linebacker Jaden Dugger.

 The rookie fifth-round prime returned the interception 35 yards for his archetypal vocation touchdown.

Las Vegas would ne'er get wrong azygous digits connected the scoreboard.

But the Raiders seldom looked outclassed. Catastrophe conscionable kept striking the discourtesy – often astatine the worst times.

Tight extremity Michael Mayer caught a 24-yard walk and was warring for the extremity portion precocious successful the 3rd 4th erstwhile second-year cornerback Upton Stout punched the shot retired of his hands. Future Hall of Fame linebacker Fred Warner recovered for a touchback.

Warner had pulled disconnected his ain palmy “Peanut punch” connected the Raiders’ erstwhile drive, forcing a fumble connected choky extremity Brock Bowers that chap linebacker Dre Greenlaw recovered.

The Raiders’ defence got a uncommon fourth-down halt connected a backmost Brock Purdy sneak — the 49ers converted their different 2 attempts connected the time — aft the Bowers fumble but couldn’t crook it into thing due to the fact that of Mayer’s fumble.

The turnovers didn’t halt there. Another extremity portion giveaway socked Las Vegas erstwhile Cousins short-armed a walk successful the country intended for Tre Tucker to springiness third-year seasoned Renardo Green an casual interception.

Cousins again targeted Tucker connected his 3rd interception, a heavy shot that third-year information Malik Mustapha took away.

Cousins had his worst crippled arsenic a Raider, finishing with 216 yards connected 22-for-32 passing with a touchdown. Purdy was steadier, racking up 232 yards connected 17-for-25 passing with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Raiders rookie information Treydan Stukes claimed the 1 interception, leaping into a passing lane connected an effort intended for choky extremity George Kittle.

Bowers’ fumble came 2 plays later, close aft Cousins astir threw an interception connected archetypal down.

San Francisco was +4 successful turnover borderline for the crippled successful total.

Las Vegas’ 1 second-half touchdown came connected a 21-yard propulsion from Cousins to Bowers, who finished with 7 catches for 111 yards.

The Raiders’ moving crippled ne'er got going for different week, netting 24 yards connected 15 carries, and playing successful specified a shortage mandated that they wantonness it.

The Raiders person present mislaid 3 consecutive games successful the bid with the 49ers including some meetings since they moved to Las Vegas.

This was not the homecoming the Raiders had successful mind.