FLASH RECAP:
Oakland seals its 10th straight defeat with an avalanche of mistakes in the second half against San Francisco.
Alex Smith throws for three touchdowns and San Francisco’s defense forces four turnovers to lead the 49ers (2-3) to a comeback victory over winless Oakland before an announced crowd of 68,368 at Monster Park on Oct. 8, 2006.
The Raiders (0-4) surrender 24 unanswered points after leading 13-7 entering the third quarter.
Defensive end Melvin Oliver returns an Andrew Walter fumble (on a lateral) 12 yards for a victory-clinching touchdown, giving the 49ers a 31-13 lead with 10:30 remaining.
The 49ers have four interceptions (three by cornerback Walt Harris) and a blocked punt that leads to the go-ahead score, all in the second half. San Francisco didn’t force any interceptions during its first four games this season.
Making his second NFL start, Walter has a Jekyll-and-Hyde performance. After throwing for 168 yards in the first half, he has only 26 passing yards in the second half with two interceptions and the aforementioned lost lateral.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
QB Alex Smith — Is 15-of-19 passing for 165 and three TDs with one interception.
RB Frank Gore — Has a career-best 134 rushing yards on 27 carries and catches three passes for 38 yards, with no fumbles.
CB Walt Harris — Contributes three interceptions, all in the second half.
K Sebastian Janikowski — Hits 33- and 36-yard field goals in the first half. The Polish Cannon is 4-for-4 on field goal attempts this season.
CB Stanford Routt — Makes his first career interception in his first career start.
RB Justin Fargas — Has 63 rushing yards on eight carries (7.9 yards per rush). Fargas also flattens the 49ers' Antonio Bryant with a killer block on an Oakland kickoff during the fourth quarter.
GOAT:
Raiders QB Andrew Walter. After throwing for 138 yards and a touchdown in the first half, Walter is dreadful in the second half — 4-of-8 passing for 26 yards with two interceptions. Walter also throws a lateral intended for Lamont Jordan that is returned for a touchdown, giving the 49ers a 31-13 lead with 10:30 to play.
KEY STAT:
The Raiders are held to 20 points by a 49ers team that allowed an NFL-high 126 points in the season’s first four weeks.
TURNING POINT:
Trailing 13-7 entering the second half, the 49ers score 24 unanswered points.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders DT Warren Sapp
"Now we’re 0-4, and we get to go to Denver. That ain’t going to be no picnic."
"You can’t win in this league playing half a game."
Raiders OT Robert Gallery
BY THE NUMBERS:
0: Raiders wins the past 10 games.
24: 49ers points off five Raiders turnovers in the second half.
13-39: Raiders win-loss record the past three plus seasons, the worst showing in the NFL over that stretch.
DID YOU KNOW?:
The Raiders open a season with four losses for the fourth time in franchise history (1962, 1964 and 1992).
With a second-quarter touchdown catch (of 22 yards), Oakland’s Randy Moss reaches 100 career touchdown receptions, tying former Raider Tim Brown and Steve Largent for fifth on the all-time list.
Raiders CB Stanford Routt (26) puts
the clamps on 49ers WR Arnaz Battle.
