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yards and three touchdowns in the first start of his career to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 34-3 blowout victory over the hapless Oakland Raiders on Thursday night.Even on a short week of preparation San Francisco 49ers T-Shirt , Mullens was ready for his opportunity to shine.Mullens posted a passer rating of 151.9 on the night, which is the highest mark by a quarterback in his debut since at least 1950 (minimum 20 attempts), per Pro-Football-Reference.Mullens got the nod against the Raiders on Thursday due to a hand injury to C.J. Beathard that hindered his ability to properly grip a football. He completed touchdown passes of 24, 4 and 5 yards to Pierre Garcon, Kendrick Bourne and George Kittle as the 49ers rolled to victory.Daniel Carlson got the Raiders on the board on the opening drive of the game with a 37-yard field goal, but the 49ers would take complete control and not look back.Mullens touchdown pass to Garcon on San Francisco’s opening possession gave the 49ers a 7-3 lead with 6:47 remaining in the first quarter. San Francisco would also find the end zone on their second drive with Bourne the recipient of Mullens’ second touchdown pass.Robbie Gould converted a 39-yard field goal to end the half that gave the 49ers a 17-3 lead at the break.The 49ers would then reach the end zone again on each of their first two possessions of the second half. Kittle’s 5-yard touchdown extended the lead to 24-3 and Raheem Mostert broke off a 52-yard touchdown run to make a 31-3 game. Mostert would leave the game soon after when he sustained what appeared to be a broken forearm.Kittle caught four passes for 108 yards and a touchdown to lead the way for the 49ers. Mostert had 86 yards on seven carries before exiting.Gould’s 25-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter rounded out the scoring. It has been so longSince we have won a dang gameThis is a haikuRoses are redViolets are blueFire everyoneFull stop.There wasn’t much hope to beginAn O-Line from the bargain binDecent ground game sans JerickWeston replaced by ErikAnd a muffed snap ruined our hope for a winFinally San Francisco 49ers Hats , no poetry slam would be complete without a tip of the beret to the beat poetsI’ve seen the greatest athletes of my timeFade into obscurity No structure, no guidanceDragging themselves towards zeroes on a clockWhat drives man to such futile lengthsI am they, and they are meHEY MAGNUSON YOUR JOB IS TO SNAP THE BALL YOU LOST US THE GAME JACKWAGON49ers-Raiders on TNF is statistically the worst TNF game in history | White, NBC Sports Bay Area | Ratto, NBC Sports Bay AreaWeek 8 analysis | Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay Area | Biderman San Francisco 49ers Hoodie , Sac Bee | Madson, Ninerswire | Madson (2), NinerswireWeek 8 review | Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay Area | Almquist, KNBR | Biderman, Sac Bee | Associated Press via ESPN | Madson Customized San Francisco 49ers Jerseys , Ninerswire49ers reactions to another loss | Chan, NBC Sports Bay AreaErik Magnuson reacts to his game-defining blunder | Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay AreaPierre Garcon, Jimmie Ward made aware of trade interest | Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay Area | Almquist, KNBR | Biderman www.authenticssanfrancisco49ers.com , Sac BeeDraft positioning is all that’s left | Wagoner, ESPN