Oakland Raiders at San Francisco 49ers: 5 takeaways from Week 9

The Oakland Raiders kicked off Week 9 with an embarrassing 34-3 blowout loss to the San Francisco 49ers, and here’s five takeaways.

If there was a game on the schedule with the consensus being that the Oakland Raiders would come out victorious, it was Week 9 against the equally bad San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco was young and inexperienced, and despite what their record suggested the Oakland Raiders had more talent and experience that should surely lead to their second win of the year. Add the fact that a third-string quarterback was making his NFL debut for the 49ers, it was a logical conclusion who would come away with a win.

Instead the exact opposite happened, and the Oakland Raiders now sit through the extended week with a 1-7 record staring them in the face, rightfully labeled as the NFL’s worst team. Many believed their London loss to the Seattle Seahawks would be the low point to Jon Gruden’s first season back, but Thursday night’s performance may have just sealed the deal.

No one expected a 31-point blowout loss, to the 49ers no less. The question moving forward is not when the Raiders will pickup their next win, but “if” the Raiders can avoid going 1-15 on the season. If Oakland was dominated by the 2-7 San Francisco 49ers, what types of scoring onslaughts will we see when the Raiders welcome the NFL’s elite teams and those securely in the playoff hunt?

Here are five takeaways from Thursday’s 34-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.