Raiders Week 9 49ers — ( by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) | Getty Images < At 6-1 overall, it’s no surprise the San Francisco 49ers boast a Top 10 offense and defense at this particular juncture of the 2026 season. < The Niners have the fourth-best scoring offense of the 32 NFL teams at 197 points per game and accumulated the sixth-highest total yards at 2,600.

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Running back Christian McCaffrey (top) and the San Francisco 49ers offense are the fourth-best scoring group in the NFL so far this season.

In addition, the team’s defense allows the sixth-least amount of points at 139 and the fourth-least amount of yards at 2,095. < The Las Vegas Raiders’ Klint Kubiak and Rob Leonard will certainly have their hands full when the Silver & Black head to Santa Clara for a Week 9 matchup with the 49ers.

The head coach and defensive coordinator, respectively, are the play callers for offense and defense and have the headset and play sheet to combat their counterparts in San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan and defensive coordinator Raheem Morris.

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< Of the Raiders combo, Leonard has the tougher challenge trying to stymie Shanahan’s explosive offense that hasn’t skipped a beat even though injuries change the lineup. < “Yeah, they do. They’re fundamentally sound, man,” Leonard said of the 49ers offense. “They’re a clean operation, and they got some good players.

Quarterback’s playing at a high level, good tight end, running backs, and the offensive line is really good.

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So, that’s what jumps out to me, how fundamentally sound they are, and they’re able to put a lot of pressure on you.”< With an accurate and collected quarterback in Brock Purdy, Shanahan funnels the offense through his signal caller and it’s one that attacks every level of the opposing defense.

Very physical in the trenches, the offensive line buys Purdy the time to go through his progressions and get the ball to a target like tight end George Kittle. The 33-year-old veteran leads the team with 34 catches for 425 yards and five touchdowns and shows no signs of slowing down — as evidence by his 56-yard catch-and-run below: