Three things to know before the 49ers face the Raiders on Thursday Night Football (8:20 p.m. ET, FOX, NFL Network, Amazon Prime).
1. The thing Derek Carr does best is throw seam balls in the red zone, particularly against zone coverage, which defenses play more often down there. Carr throws these confidently and with the right blend of touch and velocity. The 49ers gave up two big red zone touchdown passes in their disappointing loss at Arizona last week, including Christian Kirk’s game-winner, which attacked third-string safety Tyvis Powell, who was in for an injured Jaquiski Tartt and Antone Exum.