Anthony Dixon's one-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter helped the San Francisco 49ers take a 28-24 win over the Oakland Raiders in the third preseason game for both squads.
Dixon finished the game with 21 carries for 69 yards while Alex Smith went 9- for-15 with 113 yards and a touchdown for the 49ers, who have won all three of their preseason games.
Bruce Gradkowski went 14-for-22 with 202 yards and two touchdowns while Michael Bush had seven carries for 23 yards and a score for the Raiders, who fell to 2-1 in the preseason.
Bush punched the ball into the end zone from a yard out to give Oakland a 7-0 lead with the only points of the first quarter.
San Francisco got 17 straight points in the second quarter on a 28-yard field goal from Joe Nedney, an 83-yard punt return from Phillip Adams and a 16-yard touchdown catch by Josh Morgan from Smith.
Louis Murphy hauled in a 74-yard touchdown catch from Gradkowski to make it a 17-14 game at the break.
In the third, Zach Miller's 27-yard touchdown catch from Gradkowski gave Oakland a 21-17 lead.
Nedney and Sebastian Janikowski traded field goals later in the third as it was a 24-21 game heading into the final quarter.
Oakland, CA (Sports Network)
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