RAIDERS FINDA SMASH ON THE NINERS TODAY!!!!
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October 27, 1974
Raiders Topple 49ers 35-24 in Battle of the Bay
As professional sports’ winningest team over a four-decade span, the Raiders are a prime target for every opponent. Beating the big, bad Silver and Black is a special goal for other NFL organizations. Coaches, players, general managers and owners alike put a real premium on doing well against the Raiders.
However, some Raider rivals are even more intense than others – the San Francisco 49ers, for instance. Geography, of course, has played a major role in developing the special interest in this rivalry – locally and nationally.
In 1974, the NFL schedule-makers had the Raiders crossing the Bay Bridge from Oakland to San Francisco’s Candlestick Park in late October. It would be the weekend before Halloween, but there would be no fun and games in this one. The Raiders went into the game with a 5-1-0 record, with the only loss being by one point in the season’s opener in Buffalo. This would also be the fifth game in seven weeks on the road for the Raiders due to the baseball Oakland A’s playoff involvement.
The 49ers entered this game on a “must-win” situation. After starting strong with two wins, the Niners lost four games in a row and playoff hopes were fading fast.
Rookie quarterback Tom Owen and the 49ers would go against the reshuffled Raider lineup on offense and defense. Injuries to halfback Clarence Davis, wide receiver Mike Siani, safety Jack Tatum and defensive linemen Tony Cline and Kelvin Korver would force Raider head coach John Madden to go to his bench. But managing general partner Al Davis had stocked that bench wisely and well, and capable reserves like veterans Jimmy Warren and Pete Banaszak and youngsters like Dave Casper, Mark van Eeghen, Cliff Branch and Morris Bradshaw and others, would have to rise to the challenge.
QB Kenny Stabler eludes the rush while leading the Raiders into scoring territory.
It was a cloudy, cool afternoon but the 49ers opened hot, driving 80 yards after the opening kickoff to go ahead 7-0 on a five yard pass from Tom Owen to running back Larry Schreiber.
A 30-yard kickoff runback by Pete Banaszak allowed the Raiders to open offensive action at midfield. It took only four plays for Kenny Stabler to move the explosive Raiders to the end zone, with fullback Marv Hubbard bursting off right tackle for the final 17 yards to tie the score at seven all.
The first quarter ended and the second began with the 49ers moving the ball well. A 37-yard field goal then put the San Francisco 49ers ahead, 10-7.
The Raiders, with at least as many supporters in the soldout stadium as had the home team 49ers, fired right back. Just four downs later a play that would bring fear to the hearts of defenders for a full decade enfolded as Kenny Stabler found a flying Cliff Branch open deep and combined with the rookie wide receiver for 64 yards and the go-ahead touchdown. Raiders 14 – 49ers 10. The first half ended with the visiting Raiders up by four.
Early in the third quarter the Niners regained the lead as halfback Delvin Williams sped 71 yards off right tackle. 49ers 17 – Raiders 14. Then they widened their lead to 10 points, capitalizing on a recovered Oakland fumble and a 21-yard touchdown pass from Owen to Terry Beasley.
FB Marv Hubbard had a huge game helping to bring the Raiders back in thrilling fashion.
But the Raiders had not climbed to the top in the vicious pro football struggle to be number one by laying down when thing got tough. No, indeed.
Powerful Marv Hubbard opened the march with a sweep left breaking tackles enroute to an 18-yard gain. A Stabler pass to halfback Charlie Smith picked up 30 more yards. Four plays later reliable veteran Pete Banaszak banged in from the one-yard line and George Blanda added the point after. San Francisco 24 – Oakland 21.
On the next kickoff a big hit by linebackers Gary Weaver and Monte Johnson forced a fumble that safety George Atkinson picked up and returned to the San Francisco 23-yard line. Stabler passed to wide receiver Cliff Branch for 16 yards and later found tight end Dave Casper wide open in the end zone for a two-yard touchdown. The Raiders had clawed their way back, taking the lead, 28-24 late in the third quarter.
A quarterback sack by defensive tackle Art Thoms on the first play of the final period stopped one Niner drive. Then, a pass interception in the end zone by linebacker Dan Conners halted another.
On fourth down, from the Raider 25, Ray Guy skied a punt downfield that Niner returner Ralph McGill fumbled. Raider running back Harold Hart, down quickly on coverage, scooped up the free ball on the San Francisco 40 and sped untouched for the touchdown. Raiders 35 – 49ers 24.
Nemiah Wilson's picked sealed the Raiders victory
“I got held up and stumbled trying to get downfield to cover the punt,” recalled Hart. “Just as I got there, there was the football in the air. It was like ‘Hey, look what I found.’ It was bobbling around and the 49ers had it, and I took it away from him and just took off.”
An interception by Raider cornerback Nemiah Wilson thwarted the next San Francisco attempt to catch up. Then, Bubba Smith recovered a Tom Owen fumble to curtail possession. The game ended with the Raiders a winner, 35-24.
These Raiders had again proven that no lead is secure when the Silver and Black begin a classic comeback. Whether it’s cross-country or just across San Francisco Bay, the Raiders go to war when they go on the road. They travel to win, regardless of injuries, challenges, rivalries or the like. This organization in the decade of the ‘70s, then later in the ‘80s and ‘90s, has earned its lofty position as professional sports’ winningest team.
Raiders Topple 49ers 35-24 in Battle of the Bay
As professional sports’ winningest team over a four-decade span, the Raiders are a prime target for every opponent. Beating the big, bad Silver and Black is a special goal for other NFL organizations. Coaches, players, general managers and owners alike put a real premium on doing well against the Raiders.
However, some Raider rivals are even more intense than others – the San Francisco 49ers, for instance. Geography, of course, has played a major role in developing the special interest in this rivalry – locally and nationally.
In 1974, the NFL schedule-makers had the Raiders crossing the Bay Bridge from Oakland to San Francisco’s Candlestick Park in late October. It would be the weekend before Halloween, but there would be no fun and games in this one. The Raiders went into the game with a 5-1-0 record, with the only loss being by one point in the season’s opener in Buffalo. This would also be the fifth game in seven weeks on the road for the Raiders due to the baseball Oakland A’s playoff involvement.
The 49ers entered this game on a “must-win” situation. After starting strong with two wins, the Niners lost four games in a row and playoff hopes were fading fast.
Rookie quarterback Tom Owen and the 49ers would go against the reshuffled Raider lineup on offense and defense. Injuries to halfback Clarence Davis, wide receiver Mike Siani, safety Jack Tatum and defensive linemen Tony Cline and Kelvin Korver would force Raider head coach John Madden to go to his bench. But managing general partner Al Davis had stocked that bench wisely and well, and capable reserves like veterans Jimmy Warren and Pete Banaszak and youngsters like Dave Casper, Mark van Eeghen, Cliff Branch and Morris Bradshaw and others, would have to rise to the challenge.
QB Kenny Stabler eludes the rush while leading the Raiders into scoring territory.
It was a cloudy, cool afternoon but the 49ers opened hot, driving 80 yards after the opening kickoff to go ahead 7-0 on a five yard pass from Tom Owen to running back Larry Schreiber.
A 30-yard kickoff runback by Pete Banaszak allowed the Raiders to open offensive action at midfield. It took only four plays for Kenny Stabler to move the explosive Raiders to the end zone, with fullback Marv Hubbard bursting off right tackle for the final 17 yards to tie the score at seven all.
The first quarter ended and the second began with the 49ers moving the ball well. A 37-yard field goal then put the San Francisco 49ers ahead, 10-7.
The Raiders, with at least as many supporters in the soldout stadium as had the home team 49ers, fired right back. Just four downs later a play that would bring fear to the hearts of defenders for a full decade enfolded as Kenny Stabler found a flying Cliff Branch open deep and combined with the rookie wide receiver for 64 yards and the go-ahead touchdown. Raiders 14 – 49ers 10. The first half ended with the visiting Raiders up by four.
Early in the third quarter the Niners regained the lead as halfback Delvin Williams sped 71 yards off right tackle. 49ers 17 – Raiders 14. Then they widened their lead to 10 points, capitalizing on a recovered Oakland fumble and a 21-yard touchdown pass from Owen to Terry Beasley.
FB Marv Hubbard had a huge game helping to bring the Raiders back in thrilling fashion.
But the Raiders had not climbed to the top in the vicious pro football struggle to be number one by laying down when thing got tough. No, indeed.
Powerful Marv Hubbard opened the march with a sweep left breaking tackles enroute to an 18-yard gain. A Stabler pass to halfback Charlie Smith picked up 30 more yards. Four plays later reliable veteran Pete Banaszak banged in from the one-yard line and George Blanda added the point after. San Francisco 24 – Oakland 21.
On the next kickoff a big hit by linebackers Gary Weaver and Monte Johnson forced a fumble that safety George Atkinson picked up and returned to the San Francisco 23-yard line. Stabler passed to wide receiver Cliff Branch for 16 yards and later found tight end Dave Casper wide open in the end zone for a two-yard touchdown. The Raiders had clawed their way back, taking the lead, 28-24 late in the third quarter.
A quarterback sack by defensive tackle Art Thoms on the first play of the final period stopped one Niner drive. Then, a pass interception in the end zone by linebacker Dan Conners halted another.
On fourth down, from the Raider 25, Ray Guy skied a punt downfield that Niner returner Ralph McGill fumbled. Raider running back Harold Hart, down quickly on coverage, scooped up the free ball on the San Francisco 40 and sped untouched for the touchdown. Raiders 35 – 49ers 24.
Nemiah Wilson's picked sealed the Raiders victory
“I got held up and stumbled trying to get downfield to cover the punt,” recalled Hart. “Just as I got there, there was the football in the air. It was like ‘Hey, look what I found.’ It was bobbling around and the 49ers had it, and I took it away from him and just took off.”
An interception by Raider cornerback Nemiah Wilson thwarted the next San Francisco attempt to catch up. Then, Bubba Smith recovered a Tom Owen fumble to curtail possession. The game ended with the Raiders a winner, 35-24.
These Raiders had again proven that no lead is secure when the Silver and Black begin a classic comeback. Whether it’s cross-country or just across San Francisco Bay, the Raiders go to war when they go on the road. They travel to win, regardless of injuries, challenges, rivalries or the like. This organization in the decade of the ‘70s, then later in the ‘80s and ‘90s, has earned its lofty position as professional sports’ winningest team.
Tact Out
You better believe im here and I got yo back on this shit dogg, I didnt even bother readin all the shit people said passed the first page but it dont matter, all I wanna know is who choked now? yea that would be the niners, wait the excuse now is well see next game right, let me guess niners didnt want to win this one, cause they gonna kick our asses next won, bullshit excuses, yall lost, yall suck, and we gonna whoop that ass next year. Dont you guys forget the team of the bay will forever be the silver and black, cause real mean wear black we dont wear pussy gold and burgundy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cause im a Raider............................biaaaaatch
You better believe im here and I got yo back on this shit dogg, I didnt even bother readin all the shit people said passed the first page but it dont matter, all I wanna know is who choked now? yea that would be the niners, wait the excuse now is well see next game right, let me guess niners didnt want to win this one, cause they gonna kick our asses next won, bullshit excuses, yall lost, yall suck, and we gonna whoop that ass next year. Dont you guys forget the team of the bay will forever be the silver and black, cause real mean wear black we dont wear pussy gold and burgundy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cause im a Raider............................biaaaaatch
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i COULD JUST iMAGiNE THE RESPONSEs iF THE FAGGOT NiNERS WON. . .
"OH BOY! THiS iS COOL! NiNERs RULE!"
"WE'LL DO THE SAME THiNG iN THE REGULAR SEASON!"
"RAiDERS CHOKED LiKE ALWAYS!"
"FUCK THE TRAiDERS!"
LOL. . .
OH WELL. . .KEEP OUR NAMES iN YOUR MOUTHs.
BiTCHES.
OAkLAND RAiDERS. . .NOW AND iN NOVEMBER.
GUARANTEED. . .
i COULD JUST iMAGiNE THE RESPONSEs iF THE FAGGOT NiNERS WON. . .
"OH BOY! THiS iS COOL! NiNERs RULE!"
"WE'LL DO THE SAME THiNG iN THE REGULAR SEASON!"
"RAiDERS CHOKED LiKE ALWAYS!"
"FUCK THE TRAiDERS!"
LOL. . .
OH WELL. . .KEEP OUR NAMES iN YOUR MOUTHs.
BiTCHES.
OAkLAND RAiDERS. . .NOW AND iN NOVEMBER.
GUARANTEED. . .
