FLASH RECAP:
Thomas Clayton's 1-yard touchdown run with 47 seconds remaining lifts San Francisco to a come-from-behind victory over Oakland before an announced crowd of 68,107 at Monster Park on Aug. 18, 2007.
The Raiders (1-1) squander a chance for victory when Alvis Whitted drops a Josh McCown pass in the end zone with five seconds left. The game's penultimate play begins with the Raiders having a second-and-10 at the 49ers' 32-yard line. Two plays earlier, McCown connects with Whitted for a 32-yard completion.
After trailing 13-0, Oakland scores 21 straight points. Daunte Culpepper throws for two touchdowns and LaMont Jordan rushes for another.
The 49ers (1-1) score the game's final 13 points on a 1-yard touchdown catch by Ashley Lelie and Clayton's aforementioned score.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
QB Alex Smith Completes 8 of 12 passes for 106 yards with no interceptions while playing the entire first half. Smith leads three straight scoring drives in the first quarter, capped by a 19-yard touchdown pass to tight end Delanie Walker.
QB Shaun Hill Completes two of four passes for 26 yards (the two incompletions were drops) and runs 23 yards for a first down on the 49ers' game-winning drive.
S Mark Roman Sets up the 49ers first touchdown by returning an Andrew Walter interception 22 yards.
WR Bryan Gilmore Makes three catches for 35 yards on the 49ers' third-quarter touchdown drive.
RB LaMont Jordan Rushes for a game-high 67 yards on eight carries and a touchdown. His 32-yard run to the 49ers' 38-yard line helps set up Oakland's go-ahead touchdown late in the second quarter.
QB Daunte Culpepper Throws touchdown passes to Zack Crockett (12 yards) and John Madsen (5 yards) but fumbles two snaps, both of which Culpepper recovers. Culpepper finishes 6-of-8 passing for 75 yards and two TDs with no interceptions.
TE John Madsen His 5-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter gives Oakland a 21-13 lead. Earlier during the 70-yard drive, he contributes a 44-yard catch.
KEY STATS:
Raiders QB Daunte Culpepper has a quarterback rating of 143.2 on 6-of-8 passing for 75 yards and two TDs.
TURNING POINT:
The 49ers drive 70 yards for the game-winning touchdown after the Raiders' Tyler Fredrickson is wide right on a 40-yard field goal attempt with 2:50 left.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders QB Daunte Culpepper
"I still have to get caught up. I'm months behind everybody with the terminology. I just have to continue to work at it. It just takes repetitions. The more reps I get, the more comfortable I'll be."
"I'm glad we didn't give up, and kept playing in the fourth quarter. That's a big step for us."
49ers LB Patrick Willis
BY THE NUMBERS:
2: Fumbles and touchdown passes by Raiders QB Daunte Culpepper.
43.2: Quarterback rating of Oakland starter Andrew Walter on 9-of-16 passing for 78 yards with one interception.
145: Combined penalty yards for the Raiders and 49ers. San Francisco leads with 78 penalty yards on nine infractions while Oakland has 67 penalty yards on 11 infractions.
DID YOU KNOW?:
With the loss, the Raiders are 18-17 against the 49ers in their exhibition series, which started in 1967. Oakland is 6-5 against San Francisco in regular-season games.
49ers S Mark Roman (26) intercepts a pass
intended for the Raiders' Travis Taylor, back.
