Oakland Raiders

Vs.

San Francisco 49ers

August 31, 1969

RAIDERS TOP 49ERS AS BLANDA EXCELS

OAKLAND (AP) - Dave Grayson intercepted two passes late in the game, setting up a pair of touchdowns that gave the Oakland Raiders a hard-fought 42-28 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in an exhibition football game Sunday.

The Raiders of the American Football League had just tied the game 28-28 midway in the final quarter on a 10-yard pass from George Blanda to Billy Cannon and a two-point conversion pass from Blanda to rookie Miles Hubbard.

On the next series, San Francisco quarterback John Brodie, who threw four touchdown passes for the underdog National Football League club, passed to the left side but Grayson intercepted the ball and fought half the length of the field to the San Francisco 7.

From there, Blanda, playing quarterback for the Raiders after Daryle Lamonica was shaken up in the third quarter, threw a scoring pass to Warren Wells.

No sooner had the Raiders kicked off again than Grayson, who led the AFL in interceptions last year, once more stepped in front of a 49er receiver and brought the ball down to the San Francisco 14.

Several plays later Blanda again threw a touchdown pass to Wells, this time from the 12-yard line.
 

The 49ers' defensive lineman, Kevin Hardy, suffered a knee injury in the first period and may require surgery that would keep him out the rest of the season. Hardy, an all-American from Notre Dame, had to be carried off the field, his left leg limp

With the victory, the Raiders took a 2-1 edge over their cross-Bay rivals in their exhibition series. The Raiders closed out their preseason schedule with a 2-4 record. They open their regular AFL schedule Sept, 14 against the Oilers in Oakland.
 

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

SF- Windsor 10 yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick)

OAK- FG Blanda 20

Second Quarter

OAK- Wells 30 yard pass from Lamonica (Blanda. kick)

SF- Washington  22 yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick)

OAK- Lamonica 1 run (Blanda kick)

SF- Cunningham 76 yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick)

Third Quarter

OAK- FF Blanda 14

SF- McNeil 43 yard pass from Brodie (Divis kick)

Fourth Quarter

OAK- Cannon 13 yard pass from Blanda (Hubbard pass from  Blanda)

OAK- Wells 7 yard pass from  Blanda (Blanda kick)

OAK- Wells 12 yard pass from Blanda (Blanda kick)

Att- 53,172

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