SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- While Terrell Owens poked fun at himself, Tim Brown unassumingly won the Battle of the Bay.

Brown caught a 31-yard pass from Rich Gannon in overtime Sunday as Oakland beat San Francisco 34-28 for the Raiders' best start since 1995. Brown also had a 30-yard TD catch in the third quarter.

The Raiders won soon after Anthony Dorsett blocked Wade Richey's 29-yard field-goal attempt.

The game could have been called the Blunder of the Bay.

The game was marred by missed opportunities, mistakes and miscues, including a pair of missed field goals by Sebastian Janikowski that could have given the AFC West-leading Raiders (4-1) the winning edge a lot earlier.

Tyrone Wheatley scored on a 1-yard run, Rich Gannon had a 13-yard keeper, and Janikowski did hit from 23 and 35 yards.

Janikowski, the Raiders' top draft pick, missed a 41-yarder with less than five minutes to go that would have broken the tie.

Then he missed 35-yarder in overtime, a questionable attempt that came on second-and 2. The kick went wide right.

For San Francisco (2-4), Owens scored on 31-yard run and 4-yard pass from Jeff Garcia. Jerry Rice added a 5-yard TD catch, and Charlie Garner had a 9-yard scoring catch.

In an unusually lighthearted moment, Owens' 4-yard touchdown catch midway through the second quarter put the 49ers up 7-6. He started to run for the middle of the field -- like he had two weeks ago against Dallas -- then he abruptly stopped and shook his head no. The crowd roared.

It was Owen's first game back since a weeklong suspension for his two flamboyant touchdown celebrations against the Cowboys, when he ran to the midfield star logo at Texas Stadium and taunted the fans. Owens sat out the 49ers' victory over Arizona.

On the first series of the game, the Raiders recovered Garner's fumble on the 49ers' 26. But the 49ers stalled on the 5, and Janikowski kicked a 23-yard field goal.

The Raiders missed an opportunity on their next possession. On first-and-10 at their own 29, Napoleon Kaufman was completely alone on the left side. But the speedy running back couldn't hold onto Gannon's pass.

Later in the first quarter, with the Raiders at first-and-goal on the 9, Kaufman fumbled and the ball was picked up by 49ers tackle Bryant Young.

Oakland linebacker Bobbie Brooks blocked Chad Stanley's punt and the Raiders got as close as the 17, but Gannon didn't see Zack Crockett wide open in the end zone on third down and the Raiders settled for Janikowski's 35-yard field goal.

After Owens' touchdown put the 49ers up 7-6, Garcia found Rice with a 5-yard scoring pass before halftime. The scoring drive was marked by Garcia's 33-yard pass to Tai Streets.

Wheatley's 1-yard scoring run and Gannon's scamper on the 2-point conversion it at 14 midway through the third quarter.

The 49ers were threatening on the next series, but Garner again fumbled the ball and Grady Jackson recovered on the Oakland 20. On the same series, Gannon hit Andre Rison with a 35-yard pass, and then hit Brown with the 30-yard TD pass.

Gannon, who had a similar second-half against Indianapolis earlier this season, opened the final quarter with a 13-yard touchdown run.

Owens kept his celebration in check again on a 31-yard scoring run in the final quarter, as the 49ers mounted their comeback. Then, after Pierson Prioleau's interception, Garner caught a 9-yard pass from Garcia to tie it at 28.

With less than five minutes to go, Janikowski missed a 41-yard field goal that went wide left.

San Francisco hadn't played the Raiders in the regular season since 1994, a memorable Monday night matchup that featured Rice's 127th touchdown reception to top Jim Brown's NFL record.