FLASH RECAP:
Rookie Nate Davis engineers three scoring drives in the fourth quarter as San Francisco (2-0) holds on to beat visiting Oakland (1-1) before an announced crowd of 61,907 at Candlestick Park on Aug. 22, 2009.
After Charlie Frye’s 14-yard TD run narrows the Oakland deficit to 21-20 with 3:30 left, Frye throws incomplete intended for Will Franklin on the 2-point attempt.
Kory Sheets (5-yard run) and Delanie Walker (1-yard catch) score touchdowns during the 49ers' 18-point fourth-quarter outburst.
The Raiders build a 14-3 lead on touchdown catches by Louis Murphy (24 yards) and Brandon Myers (2 yards).
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
RB Glen Coffee — Has 129 rushing yards in the first half on 16 carries. The rookie from Alabama averages a whopping 8.1 yards per carry. He has runs of 16, 18, 18 and 35 yards.
QB Nate Davis — Produces three scoring drives, including two for touchdowns, during the fourth quarter to help the 49ers overcome an 11-point deficit. Davis finishes 6-of-11 passing for 67 yards and a touchdown.
DB Allen Rossum — Stops a promising Oakland drive by picking off a Jeff Garcia pass at the S.F. 9-yard line late in the first half.
TE Brandon Myers — Catches a 2-yard TD pass from Bruce Gradkowski, boosting Oakland’s lead to 14-3 with 4:39 left in the third quarter. Myers finishes with a game-high four catches for 75 yards.
WR Louis Murphy — Hauls in a 24-yard TD pass from JaMarcus Russell on third-and-21, giving the Raiders a 7-0 lead in the second quarter.
LB Ricky Brown — Intercepts an Alex Smith pass and returns it 46 yards to the S.F. 7.
KEY STATS:
The Raiders surrender 275 rushing yards. The 49ers average 5.9 yards per carry on 47 rushes. Oakland ranked 31st against the run (159.7 yards per game) in the 2008 season.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders WR Louis Murphy on himself
"We can’t look back now. We got to continue to work hard and continue to go out every day and play with a purpose. That’s what we’re doing right now.
and fellow rookie Darrius Heyward-Bay
"He’s doing a great job. Running strong. Finding the holes. Glen’s going to be a great player.
49ers RB Frank Gore
on rookie Glen Coffee
“Coming in (after the first half) I felt like we’d left 21 points on
the field. I’m not really pleased. When you leave that many points on the field, you expect more. I like the effort, I don’t like the (lack of) discipline. There are
things to clean up.”
Raiders coach Tom Cable
BY THE NUMBERS:
1: JaMarcus Russell completions to Oakland wide receivers in 11 passing attempts.
18: Unanswered 49ers points during the first six minutes of the fourth quarter.
275: 49ers rushing yards, including 129 by Glen Coffee in the first half.
DID YOU KNOW?:
With the victory, the 49ers even the all-time exhibiton series with the Raiders at 18 wins each. The series started in 1967.
