11 arrested, 45 ejected from Raiders-49ers game as videos of fan brawls go viral

The Battle of the Bay spilled over into the parking lot.

Numerous videos of Las Vegas Raiders and San Francisco 49ers fans fighting at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., during Sunday’s game between the former Bay Area rivals captured the tension of an event that required widespread police intervention and investigation.

Lt. Eric Lagergren, a Santa Clara Police Department spokesman, said there were 11 arrests and 45 ejections made during the event, with several incidents still under investigation. It is not known if any of the fans involved were from Southern Nevada.

“Incidents of violence at large-scale events in Santa Clara will not be tolerated. The Department strictly enforces the law and holds individuals accountable for criminal conduct,” Lagergren said in a statement to the Review-Journal. “We will seek to arrest the individuals responsible for the fan-on-fan violence at the event.”

According to the police arrest log, four people were arrested on suspicion of fighting in a public place, with one of those four also facing a drug-possession charge. Seven others were arrested on suspicion of public intoxication.

Lagergren said Santa Clara police are aware of several incidents captured on camera and posted to social media. It’s unclear whether any of the four arrests on suspicion of fighting in public were from incidents seen on social media.

One video shows at least seven people involved in a brawl in the stadium parking lot. Two men are seen squaring off before one swings and knocks the other to his knees. The attacker struck the other man again until he folded onto his back and appeared to be unconscious. A third man intervened, punching the attacker to the ground and left him apparently unconscious before several skirmishes broke out and onlookers eventually broke up the scrum. A post on X of the video had over three million views as of Monday afternoon.

Another video that saw over three million views shows two fans throwing fists in the upper level of the stadium before they fell further down the section into other fans. Other videos have surfaced on social media — but the validity of every video cannot be confirmed.

49ers defensive end Keion White told reporters, “We were seeing people fight in the stands,” in the locker room after a 38-17 San Francisco victory.

While social media has amplified Sunday’s latest skirmish in the Battle of the Bay, the battle wasn’t at the same level as when the Raiders last visited Santa Clara in 2018. Police arrested 32 people during that game, according to local reports. Seven arrests were made on Oct. 19 when the 49ers faced the Denver Broncos, including two charges for fighting in a public place and three charges of public intoxication.

If anyone witnessed these incidents on Sunday or has video evidence, please contact the Santa Clara Police Department at 408-615-4700. Alternatively, those who wish to remain anonymous can leave a message on the SCPD Anonymous Tip Line at 408-615-4847.

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Santa Clara police arrested 11 people and ejected 45 others after fan fights erupted during Sunday's Raiders-49ers game at Levi's Stadium.