San Francisco 49ers Game Release - NFL.com

STELLAR PERFORMANCES
Below are highlights of how selected 49ers have performed during their
careers against the Raiders.
RB Frank Gore
Rushed for 134 yds. on 27 carries and made 3 recepts. for 38 yds. vs.
Oak. (10/8/06).
Recorded 5 rushes for 10+ yds. vs. Oak. (10/8/06).
LB Travis LaBoy
Tied a career-high with two sacks, while also recording 1 FF and 1 FR vs.
Oak. (10/28/07) as a member of the Tennessee Titans.
LB Manny Lawson
Blocked his first career punt vs. Oak. (10/8/06) off of Raiders P Shane
Lechler.
Tallied a career-high 5 assists vs. Oak. (10/8/06).
K Joe Nedney
Nailed his 100th FG at Oak. (12/22/01) while playing for the Tennessee
Titans.
Connected on his 100th career PAT made at Oak. (9/17/00) as a member
of the Denver Broncos.
QB Alex Smith
Set a career-high 3 TDs vs Oak. (10/8/06), on 15 of 19 passes for 165
yds.
TE Delanie Walker
Made his NFL debut vs. Oak. (10/8/06) after being drafted in the sixth
round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
49ERS NOTEABLES VS. EAGLES
QB Alex Smith connected with WR Michael Crabtree on a 7-yd. TD
on the 49ers first drive of the game. It was the second time in as many
weeks that the offense scored a TD on their opening possession. The last
time the 49ers scored TDs on their opening possession in consecutive
games was 11/7/04 at Sea. (3-yd. run by RB Kevan Barlow – 3 plays,
21 yds., 1:24) and 11/14/04 at Car. (1-yd. run by RB Kevan Barlow – 11
plays, 71 yds., 5:51).
The 49ers 11-play, 51-yd. TD drive to start the game exhausted 7:07
seconds off the clock. It marked the 49ers longest TD drive in terms of
time since 9/13/09 at Arz. (7:26 TD drive – 3-yd. pass from QB Shaun
Hill to RB Frank Gore).
The 49ers offense converted 8 of 13, 3rd down attempts (61.5%). It
marked the team’s highest 3rd down conversion rate since 12/14/03 at
Cin. (6 of 9 – 66.7%).
DT Justin Smith sacked Eagles QB Kevin Kolb twice in the first half for
his first sacks of the season. Smith now has 57.5 sacks for his career. It
marked his first multi-sack game since 1/3/10 (3.5 sacks at StL) and the
8th of his career.
LB Manny Lawson took down Kolb and stripped the ball for his first sack
and FF of the season. Lawson now has 13 career sacks and 7 career FFs.
LB Parys Haralson recovered the loose ball for his first FR of the season
and 3rd of his career.
LB Travis LaBoy sacked Kolb for his 2nd sack in as many games and 3rd
on the season. It marked the 8th time LaBoy registered a sack in consecutive
games and first since 10/28/07 vs. Oak. (2.0 sacks) and 11/4/07
vs. Car. (1.0).
49ers QB Alex Smith and Eagles QB Kevin Kolb combined to complete
12 of 12 pass attempts in the first quarter. It marked just the 5th time
since 1995 that both quarterbacks combined to complete at least 12 of
12 pass attempts in the first quarter.
QB Alex Smith hooked up with TE Vernon Davis for 5 recepts., 104 yds.
and 1 TD. It marked Davis’ 4th career 100-yd. game, all of which happened
with Smith as the QB.
WR Michael Crabtree registered 9 recepts. for 105 yds. and 1 TD, marking
his first career 100-yd. performance. His 9 recepts. also set a new
career high.
WR Michael Crabtree (105 rec. yds.) and TE Vernon Davis (104 rec.
yds.) became the first set of 49ers teammates to eclipse the 100-yd.
receiving plateau in the same game since 1/3/00 at Atl. [WR Jerry Rice
(143 rec. yds.) and WR J.J. Stokes (130 rec. yds.)].
QB Alex Smith registered his 2nd-career 300-yd. passing performance,
completing 25 of 39 passes for 309 yds., 2 INTs and 3 TDs.
QB Alex Smith threw for a career-high 3 TDs vs. Oak. (10/8/06) and
completed 15 of 19 passes for 165 yds.
K Joe Nedney connected on a 50-yd. FG, marking his 17th career FG
from 50+ and 10th as a member of the 49ers, adding to his franchise
record. Nedney is now tied with Jax. K Josh Scobee and Cin. K Mike
Nugent for the most 50-yd. FGs this season (2).
DT Justin Smith extended his NFL leading consecutive starts streak
among defensive linemen to 144 games.
CB William James made his 49er debut after missing the first four
weeks with an ankle injury.
Undrafted rookie LB Keaton Kristick made his NFL debut after being
promoted from the 49ers practice squad on 10/5.