Well the 49ers defense finally made some noise, alright it is because the Raiders quarterbacks suck, but still they at least made the plays when the Raiders screwed up.
Frank Gore, Alex Smith, and Walt Harris shined today. Gore finished the day with another career high in rushing, but most importantly he didn’t fumble the ball. Smith continued to make good throws and finished the day with three touchdowns. Which is huge. But perhaps the best performance was that of Walt Harris who had three interceptions. The defense still gave up big plays when they shouldn’t have, but they played just well enough. A good team would have given them fits all day.
All in all it was another solid performance by the offense, which is the strength of this team. The defense needs to step it up to keep the 49ers in games, oh and they really need to work on short yardage situations. The Raiders defense owned them in that category today.
