49ers–Raiders rivalry
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The 49ers–Raiders rivalry, once commonly known as the Battle of the Bay, is a professional American football rivalry between the National Football League (NFL)'s San Francisco 49ers and Las Vegas Raiders. This rivalry is unique in that both teams are members of different conferences within the NFL and have never met in a postseason game. The rivalry stems from the proximity of Oakland and San Francisco in the northern Bay Area, and was formalised the first time the teams met after the AFL–NFL merger in the 1970 season.[2] The geographic aspect of the rivalry ended in 2020, when the Raiders left California and relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada.[3][4]
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First meeting | December 20, 1970 49ers 38, Raiders 7 |
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Latest meeting | January 1, 2023 49ers 37, Raiders 34OT |
Next meeting | TBD (no later than 2026 regular season) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 15 |
All-time series | 49ers, 8–7[1] |
Regular season series | 49ers, 8–7 |
Postseason results | No postseason games1 |
Largest victory |
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Longest win streak | Raiders, 3 (1974–1982) 49ers, 3 (2002–2010) |
Current win streak | 49ers, 2 (2018–present) |
Championship Success | |
NFL Championships (8)
1 As the 49ers and Raiders are in the NFC and AFC respectively, the only way the two teams could meet in a postseason game is if both teams made the Super Bowl. This has not yet happened as of 2022. |
Currently, the 49ers are in the NFC West division, while the Las Vegas Raiders are in the AFC West division. As a result, the two teams only meet in the regular season once every four years and once every eight seasons at each team's home stadium according to the NFL's current scheduling formula, with the only exception being the possibility of both teams sharing a divisional standing using the 17th game from schedules two years earlier, in which case they could play as frequently as every other year.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The only way the two teams can currently play each other in the postseason is in the Super Bowl.