Are the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders Rivals?

Answer 1

Yes. Although they play in different conferences, they are located very close to each other. In fact it is less than 12 miles across the Bay Bridge that separates the two cities. While San Francisco is in the National Football Conference and Oakland is in the American Football Conference, both teams are in the National Football League. Even though most NFL games are played between conference members, but there are games where teams from different conferences are matched up as opponents. From 1970 to 2010, the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders have played each other 12 times. Their series is evenly split with each team having six wins and six losses.