49ers, Raiders fans appear on best behavior as exhibition series resumes

SANTACLARA>> In the end, everyone seemed to survive.

The 49ers beat the Las Vegas Raiders 34-10 Sunday at Levi’s Stadium and fears of fan violence in the stands and pregame tailgates never materialized into free-foralls which caused suspension of the exhibition series for 10 years.

It was the first time the 49ers and Raiders had played in the preseason since 2011, when there were two shootings as well as a bathroom beating in a night game at Candlestick Park.

Paid attendance was 60,873, but the number of those who actually attended was far less, with empty seats visible in every section.

The former crossbay rivals played again in a game that does not count in the standings. With a heavy police presence, private security and an unspecified number of undercover officers, the sparse crowd appeared relatively under control. They even appeared to get along during pregame tailgating and early arrival in the stadium for warmups.

Forty-niners second-year defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw didn’t think it was different than any other exhibition game and didn’t appear to notice the number of black jerseys.

“Not to me,” Kinlaw said. “I saw more red than I saw black.”

A couple in the stands wearing Ronnie Lott jerseys — both with No. 42, one in silver and black and one in 49ers red — chanted “Raiders” as players made their way to the field to the sound of a foghorn.

There were fans in Jerry Rice No. 80 49ers jerseys and No. 80 Raiders jerseys.