Niners rally past Raiders
Dorsey's touchdown pass propels San Francisco, 14-10
San Francisco ? Ken Dorsey still knows how to win, even when it’s only for Bay area bragging rights.
Dorsey threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to fullback Matt Stanley with 2:19 left, giving the San Francisco 49ers a 14-10 victory over the Oakland Raiders Thursday night in the annual Battle of the Bay exhibition game.
Rick Mirer led the Raiders to the San Francisco 9 in the final minute, but the veteran quarterback fumbled a fourth-down snap with 26 seconds left.
Dorsey, who led the University of Miami to 38 victories and a national title during a prolific college career, had another strong game in his fight to make the 49ers’ roster.
Playing for his favorite childhood team against its cross-Bay rivals, the seventh-round draft choice was just 6-of-15 for 47 yards — but he made all of the most important throws during a 71-yard drive. Stanley nearly dropped the soft screen pass, but recovered from his bobble and dove across the goal line.
Brandon Doman — Dorsey’s competition for the No. 3 quarterback job — also threw a TD pass as the 49ers (2-0) rallied to beat the Raiders’ third-string defenders in the fourth quarter.
Kansas University product Dana Stubblefield, cut by the 49ers and signed by Oakland in the offseason, particularly enjoyed the game.
“It’s a little weird, especially playing against the guys I’ve practiced with for a couple of years,” he said. “We went out and had some fun and got our work done.”
After missing his first four kicks of the preseason, Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 45-yard field goal with 7:35 left for the Raiders (1-1), who received solid performances from their starters on both sides of the ball.
Rookie Justin Fargas rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown, while Mirer was 9-of-16 for 134 yards.
All-Pro center Barret Robbins also got his first preseason action on the Raiders’ final possession of the first half. Robbins hadn’t played since being suspended a few hours before the Super Bowl following a two-day drinking binge, and he has practiced sparingly in training camp while recovering from knee surgery.
San Francisco cut Oakland’s lead to 16-15 in the overall Battle of the Bay preseason history — but the 49ers’ 23-20 overtime victory last season was the teams’ only regular-season meeting until 2006.

