Raiders vs. 49ers Game Thread: Week 9, 2026

Niners all day. They're 6-1, 4-0 at home, and they're outscoring folks by 58 on the year, while the Raiders are sitting at minus 9 and gave up 33 or more in two of their last three. Purdy's rolling at a 110.1 passer rating, and Vegas just gave up 33 to the Jets, so I'm not buying the 38-point party travels. If you can't stop the run, you can't win, and a defense that leaks points like a cold wing basket is getting run out of Levi's, so I'm settling into the recliner and not throwing a single remote.

Called it! I picked the Niners, and they won 38-17 at Levi's, where they're now 5-0 this year. San Francisco ran for 190 yards while the Raiders got 24, and I nearly threw a remote through my own recliner watching Vegas try to tackle. If you can't stop the run, you can't win, and at 4-5 the Raiders just got that lesson with extra sauce on the jersey.