Recap
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
Tashaun Gipson intercepted Jarrett Stidham in overtime and returned it 56 yards, setting up Robbie Gould's 23-yard field goal that gave the 49ers a 37-34 overtime win over the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. The 49ers improved to 12-4 with their ninth straight win. Christian McCaffrey rushed for 121 yards and caught six passes for 72. Davante Adams had seven receptions for 153 and two touchdowns for Las Vegas. Stidham threw for 365 yards in the loss. Jordan Mason's 14-yard run with 2:17 left put SF ahead 34-27 before Josh Jacobs tied it.[1][2][3]
Columnist recap
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
Tashaun Gipson intercepted Jarrett Stidham in overtime and returned it 56 yards. Robbie Gould kicked a 23-yard field goal. The 49ers beat the Raiders 37-34 in overtime at Allegiant Stadium for their ninth straight win.
The afternoon was the kind of barnburner that nobody on the schedule was projecting against a 6-9 opponent starting their backup quarterback. Stidham threw for 365 yards and the Raiders looked, for the better part of regulation, like the team that was supposed to win the AFC West before the season started.
McCaffrey ran for 121 and caught for 72. Mason scored on a 14-yard run with 2:17 left to put the 49ers up 34-27. Josh Jacobs scored to tie it. Overtime, Gipson, the pick, the kick. The 49ers are 12-4. Nine straight. The Cardinals come up to close.
By the numbers
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
49ers 37, Raiders 34 (OT). Margin: +3. Seventeen-game record: 12-4, +148 differential.
- Tashaun Gipson: OT INT of Stidham, 56-yard return.
- Robbie Gould: 23-yard OT FG to win.
- McCaffrey: 121 rushing, 72 receiving on 6 catches.
- Davante Adams: 7 catches for 153, 2 TDs.
- Jarrett Stidham: 23-of-34 for 365.
- Jordan Mason: 14-yard rush with 2:17 left (made it 34-27 SF).
- Josh Jacobs: 1-yard TD run to tie.
- 49ers 12-4 (9 straight).
Film room
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
A 37-34 overtime win in Las Vegas. The 49ers improve to 12-4 with their ninth straight win.
How it unfolded
The teams traded touchdowns through most of the first half; the score was 17-17 at the break. The third quarter was a 49ers field goal and a Raiders TD to make it 24-20 Raiders. The 49ers tied it on a Purdy TD throw. The fourth quarter saw the lead change hands multiple times; Jordan Mason's 14-yard run with 2:17 left put SF up 34-27. Jacobs scored to tie it. Stidham drove Las Vegas into 49ers territory in overtime; Gipson picked him off and returned it 56 yards. Gould hit the 23-yarder.
The turning point
Tashaun Gipson's overtime interception. With the Raiders driving for the win in OT, Gipson's pick and 56-yard return set up the chip-shot Gould field goal.
By the numbers
Purdy 24-of-34 for 284 with two TDs. McCaffrey 193 scrimmage. Stidham 365 yards in the kind of game-of-his-career performance that did not produce the win. Davante Adams 153 receiving and two TDs.
Personnel watch
Gipson the defensive star of the day with the OT interception. McCaffrey continuing his eight-game stretch of 100-plus scrimmage games. Adams the Raiders' only consistent offensive piece. The 49ers' defense generated three takeaways total but the win came down to the OT pick.
What it means
12-4 with nine straight wins. The Cardinals close out the regular season next week. The 49ers are competing for the #2 seed with the Cowboys (12-4 entering Week 18).