49ers Rotate Quarterbacks to Rout Raiders – CBS San Francisco
SANTA CLARA (AP) – The San Francisco 49ers showed off their two-quarterback system by receiving hasty touchdowns from both Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance in a 34-10 exhibition win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.
Coach Kyle Shanahan rotated his two quarterbacks on the first two drives against the Raiders’ backups in preparation for the regular season when he plans to use both Garoppolo and rookie Lance.
Jimmy Garoppolo passes in a preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Levi’s Stadium on August 29, 2021. (Ezra Shaw / Getty Images)
Garoppolo started and was in the first three games before Lance stepped in and handed Raheem Mostert over for a 17 yard win on a zone reading game. Garoppolo returned for the next play, and both QBs got five plays on that drive that ended with Garoppolo battling for a 1-yard TD.
The quarterback move continued on the next drive, with Garoppolo converting a fourth-and-one sneaker before Lance scored two games later with a goalkeeper from 2 yards.
This ended the day for Garoppolo, who completed 4 of 7 passes for 64 yards with the two runs.
Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance of the San Francisco 49ers chat on the sidelines before their preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Levi’s Stadium on August 29, 2021. (Ezra Shaw / Getty Images)
Lance stayed in the game through the third quarter, finishing 6 for 13 for 46 yards.
The Raiders took a different approach and kept most of their starters at home in Las Vegas. Nathan Peterman got his third straight game of big action. He took all but one snapshot the preseason when Marcus Mariota was nursing an injury and Derek Carr was resting.
Peterman went 18 for 29 for 175 yards with a 16 yard TD pass to Nick Bowers.
STAY AT HOME
The only projected week 1 starter on the depth map who saw action for the Raiders was linebacker Tanner Muse.
Carr, tight end Darren Waller, running backs Josh Jacobs and Kenyan Drake, receivers Henry Ruggs III and Bryan Edwards as well as offensive linemen Kolton Miller, Denzelle Good and Richie Incognito are among the planned starters who had no action for the Raiders in the preseason.
READY RAHEEM
Mostert made his only preseason appearance for the 49ers and only needed one drive to show that he was ready to kick off.
Mostert got seven carries on that drive and gained 53 yards before taking the rest of the day off.
BACK TO THE BAY
The Raiders made their first trip back to the Bay Area since moving to Las Vegas last year. With the move, the NFL resumed the series of exhibitions between the Raiders and 49ers, which had been suspended since 2011, after a man was beaten in a toilet and another was shot multiple times in the parking lot of Candlestick Park.
INJURY UPDATE
Niners WR Travis Benjamin left the game with a concussion.
NEXT
Raiders: Las Vegas opens the regular season at home against Baltimore on September 13th.
49ers: San Francisco opens its regular season in Detroit on September 12th.
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