Rattay throws two touchdowns after replacing Smith
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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| 1st Downs | 24 | 10 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-16 | 4-13 |
4th down efficiency | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 382 | 217 |
| Passing | 300 | 151 |
Comp-Att | 31-52 | 14-24 |
Yards per pass | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Rushing | 82 | 66 |
Rushing Attempts | 22 | 21 |
Yards per rush | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| Penalties | 7-47 | 8-58 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 1 |
| Possession | 36:57 | 23:03 |
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| | San Francisco Passing | | | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | | Rattay | 6/8 | 103 | 2 | 0 | | Dorsey | 5/7 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
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| | San Francisco Rushing | | | CAR | YDS | TD | LG | | Purify | 7 | 31 | 0 | 10 | | Hicks | 6 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
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| | San Francisco Receiving | | | REC | YDS | TD | LG | | Lloyd | 5 | 87 | 1 | 36 | | Battle | 2 | 21 | 1 | 13 |
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| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER | OAK | SFO |
 | FG | 11:29 | SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI 20 YD | 3 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | OAK | SFO |
 | FG | 9:54 | SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI 44 YD | 6 | 0 |
| THIRD QUARTER | OAK | SFO |
 | TD | 1:17 | BRANDON LLOYD 36 YD PASS FROM TIM RATTAY (JOE NEDNEY KICK) | 6 | 7 |
 | TD | 5:02 | DERRICK JOHNSON 87 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (JOE NEDNEY KICK) | 6 | 14 |
 | TD | 5:42 | ARNAZ BATTLE 13 YD PASS FROM TIM RATTAY (JOE NEDNEY KICK) | 6 | 21 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | OAK | SFO |
 | TD | 5:31 | RANDAL WILLIAMS 9 YD PASS FROM ANDREW WALTER (GARY COOK KICK) | 13 | 21 |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Alex Smith took a few lumps. Randy Moss
barely got touched.
And
Tim Rattay showed he's ready to fight.
After No. 1 draft pick Smith struggled in his first NFL action,
Rattay threw touchdown passes to
Brandon Lloyd and
Arnaz Battle
early in the second half of San Francisco's 21-13 victory over the
Oakland Raiders in the annual preseason Battle of the Bay on
Saturday night.
Rookie cornerback
Derrick Johnson returned an interception 87
yards for a touchdown as the 49ers, shut out in the first half,
scored 21 points in 4½ minutes early in the third quarter behind
Rattay, who's not ready to concede the 49ers' quarterback
competition to the $49.5 million rookie.
Smith's first taste of the NFL was slightly bitter: He went
3-for-9 for 25 yards and got sacked by
Warren Sapp while the 49ers
failed to get a first down in his first four series in charge of
the offense.
After two strong weeks of training camp, Smith earned this start
-- and though he was scheduled to run only about 20 plays, he ended
up playing the entire first half because the 49ers couldn't mount a
significant drive.
"Obviously, I made some mistakes, especially early," Smith
said. "There were some balls that I would like to have back, but
that's why it's preseason. That's why I'm out here."
Rattay, the 49ers' starter for nine games last season, quickly
showed why rookie coach Mike Nolan might be unwise to put Smith in
charge immediately. The veteran was sharp from the first snap of
the second half, quickly leading a 65-yard drive capped by a superb
36-yard TD throw to Lloyd.
The victory meant something to Nolan and the 49ers, who went
winless in the last preseason before finishing 2-14.
Meanwhile, Moss caught one pass in two quiet series while
wearing his silver-and-black No. 18 jersey for the first time. The
Raiders acquired Moss from Minnesota to recharge their offense, but
they're clearly waiting to showcase his talents.
Kerry Collins didn't even appear to look in Moss' direction
during Oakland's game-opening 10-play drive, but Collins hit Moss
on an 11-yard out route on the first play of the second series.
Moss didn't touch the ball again, and he didn't mind.
"You could see at any given time, our offense can move up and
down the field," Moss said. "We've got a hellacious offensive
line and a great quarterback. It's up to us to make it happen. We
can give anyone the ball and move it up the field."
Running back
LaMont Jordan, the Raiders' other prize offseason
acquisition, rushed four times for 23 yards. Collins was 8-for-12
for 68 yards in his two series with Moss, but the Raiders managed
just one field goal out of two lengthy drives for the first-team
offense.
Rookie
Andrew Walter threw the Raiders' only touchdown pass,
connecting with
Randal Williams early in the fourth quarter.
Smith's first pass with the 49ers flew over Lloyd's head on a
rollout on the opening series. Smith then got sacked by Bobby
Hamilton in the second series, but the 21-year-old bounced up.
Early in the second quarter, Sapp beat backup offensive lineman
Scott Peters and sacked Smith. On the fourth drive, Smith then made
two poor throws to
Johnnie Morton, with one going behind the
veteran receiver and the other falling short.
The 49ers finally got a first down with 1:04 left in the first
half when Oakland's
Tyler Brayton hit Smith after the quarterback
stepped out of bounds, drawing a personal foul. The cheap shot also
sparked some emotion in San Francisco, with
Kevan Barlow and
Smith's linemen going after Brayton in a brief scuffle.
Johnson, a sixth-round pick from Washington who shares the name
of Kansas City's highly touted rookie linebacker, stepped in front
of
Marques Tuiasosopo's underthrown pass and ran 87 yards untouched
early in the third quarter.
When Fred Amey recovered
LaShaun Ward's fumble on the ensuing
kickoff, Rattay quickly hit Battle with a 13-yard TD strike. Rattay
finished 4-for-5 for 88 yards.