The San Francisco 49ers came out of their bye week in strong form on Sunday, beating the Las Vegas Raiders 38-17 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. The win moved San Francisco to 7-1 for the season, while Las Vegas fell to 4-5.

Quarterback Brock Purdy led the way for the home side. He completed 17 of 25 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception, and he also ran for a touchdown. One of his scoring passes was the 100th regular-season touchdown pass of his career, a milestone he reached in front of the home crowd.

Running back Christian McCaffrey, who had recovered from a mild hamstring strain during the bye week, showed no sign of the injury. He carried the ball 18 times for 68 yards and scored on a one-yard run to open the scoring on the 49ers' first drive. He later added a 12-yard touchdown catch from Purdy, giving San Francisco a 21-7 lead late in the first half.

That touchdown catch was the 36th of McCaffrey's career. It moved him past Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk for the most touchdown receptions by a running back in the Super Bowl era, a mark that underlines how central he has been to the San Francisco attack.

The 49ers built a 21-7 lead at half-time, scoring on all three of their first-half possessions. Purdy's one-yard scoring run, set up after a defensive pass interference penalty in the end zone, made it 14-0 in the first quarter. Las Vegas answered through a two-yard touchdown run by quarterback Kirk Cousins, but Purdy's pass to McCaffrey restored the two-score cushion before the break.

San Francisco's defence then took control of the game. Rookie linebacker Jaden Dugger intercepted Cousins on the first play of the second half and returned the ball 29 yards for a touchdown, putting the 49ers 28-10 ahead just 17 seconds after the restart. It was Dugger's first career interception and his first career touchdown.

The Raiders narrowed the gap when Cousins found tight end Brock Bowers for a 21-yard touchdown, but the 49ers hit back at once. Purdy threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Watkins, who made a contested leaping catch late in the third quarter despite the 49ers playing without wide receivers Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel.

San Francisco forced five turnovers in the game. Alongside Dugger's interception, safety Renardo Green and safety Malik Mustapha also intercepted Cousins, while veteran linebackers Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw each recovered a Las Vegas fumble. One forced fumble came at the goal line, where Upton Stout knocked the ball loose from tight end Michael Mayer and Warner recovered it in the end zone to prevent a Raiders touchdown.

Eddy Pineiro kicked a 35-yard field goal with just over five minutes left to complete the scoring at 38-17, and the 49ers ran out the clock from there. Purdy was taken out of the game in the fourth quarter with the result secure, and backup quarterback Mac Jones finished the match.

There was one worrying moment for San Francisco late in the win, when rookie defensive tackle Gracen Halton was carted off the field with a leg injury that needed an air cast. The 49ers will hope the injury is not as serious as it looked.

San Francisco outgained Las Vegas 414 yards to 240, with a clear advantage on the ground. The win keeps the 49ers in first place in their division and in the conference, and their next game is a road trip to face the Dallas Cowboys.