The San Francisco 49ers moved to 7-1 on the season with a 38-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.

It wasn't a perfect performance for the 49ers coming out of their bye week, but they did plenty to earn a victory to stay atop the NFC and the NFC West. Here are our takeaways from San Francisco's Week 9 victory:

Turnover party in the second half

The 49ers defense generated five turnovers on six second-half possessions for the Raiders. That's the most takeaways the 49ers have had in a game since Week 11 of the 2014 season when New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning threw five interceptions. San Francisco's offense sputtered a bit to start the second half, but it didn't matter thanks to the efforts of a defense that forced two fumbles and snared three interceptions.

Miscues don't haunt the 49ers

It wasn't a perfect game for San Francisco. Brock Purdy threw an interception and the 49ers had four offensive penalties that put them behind the sticks at various points of the game. They also had a muffed kickoff and allowed a 54-yard kick return. In a game against a better team those issues might've really cost San Francisco. On Sunday it just meant they didn't win by more than three touchdowns. They overcame their offensive penalties by averaging 6.0 yards per play. Their defense was stout after the Raiders' big kick return, and when Purdy threw an interception the 49ers defense took the ball back with a forced fumble. That's called 'complimentary football' or something.

The Jordan Watkins game

San Francisco desperately needs a wide receiver to step up with Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel out. Sunday it was Watkins who hauled in all four of his targets for 86 yards and a touchdown. His 37-yard touchdown grab was his first touchdown as a pro, and signaled a level of trust from Purdy in his young receiver that portends more work for the 2025 fourth-round pick. Watkins was good against Atlanta and built on it against Las Vegas. If Purdy starts having gaining more trust in Watkins it could provide a significant lift for the 49ers' passing game.

Purdy getting comfortable with other WRs

It wasn't just Watkins Purdy is showing signs of comfort with, although his game was the most productive. Purdy continued having good rapport with Demarcus Robinson who was back from a high ankle sprain. It also looked like he's starting to improve his connection with Brandin Cooks after not being entirely on the same page through Cooks' first few games. He even connected with KhaDarel Hodge for a 17-yard pickup. If Purdy gets comfortable enough with this pass catching corps to play like he did the first five weeks it'll make life a lot easier for San Francisco's offense.

Kaelon Black finding his footing

Two games in a row we've seen Black finding his stride as a runner. The explosiveness has always been there for the rookie third-round pick, but the patience and vision have been lacking. Now Black is starting to display some patience and with it he's finding more room to utilize his explosiveness. Sunday he turned 11 carries into 70 yards to lead the team in rushing.

Did Nick Bosa even play?

No, seriously. He had a tackle for loss on a tight end screen. Other than that he was a non-factor. There's surely some rust involved, but he'll need to get rid of that rust quickly with big games vs. the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings looming.

Special teams issues

The 49ers aren't a disaster on special teams, but they've had enough problems to wonder if it'll be an issue in a playoff game. Eddy Pineiro was perfect with five extra points and a field goal Sunday, but San Francisco allowed a 54-yard kick return and was bamboozled by some kick return trickery early in the game. They also had returner Jordan James muff a kick and as a result not get to the 20 with his return. This is something the 49ers will have to clean up against the other top teams in the NFC.