OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jeff Garcia had had enough. During Sunday's 23-20 overtime victory over the Raiders, Garcia heard Raiders fans swearing at him and questioning his manhood.

"I can't repeat the stuff they yelled at me," Garcia said. "But if anything, it makes you more focused. I concentrated on what I needed to do to get the plays."

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Garcia silenced fans by keeping alive three drives in the final 30 minutes that led to 10 points, and it also kept him off the sideline where Raiders fans are within shouting distance. Garcia stayed on the field for 45 plays compared to the Raiders' 10 from the 6:46 mark of the third quarter.

"That's the best way to handle those situations," Garcia said. "You just stay on the field and make plays." Garcia was the "Man" on Sunday. In the second half, he completed 17 of 19 passes for 134 yards. When the 49ers needed big yards, Garcia took it upon himself to run for first downs. His 46 yards on 10 carries were crucial.

"Jeff Garcia single-handedly won that game, there is no doubt in my mind," Raiders coach Bill Callahan said. "We couldn't corral him. We couldn't defend him. He played an outstanding game in every respect."

When Jose Cortez made the game-winning 23-yard field goal at the 8:41 mark of overtime, Garcia let loose, shouting obscenities at Raider fans and flashing them obscene gestures. He had had enough. Coaches and teammates calmed him down and made sure he got off the field safely.

They knew he was in hostile territory. After all, the father of Niners center Jeremy Newberry was hit in the head by a beer bottle. Newberry's dad refused treatment after the game and was groggy.

"Those Raiders fan shout everything along the sidelines," halfback Kevan Barlow said. "They kept calling me 'Part-time' player. Actually, I thought that was kinda funny. They were shouting everything at Jeff. You have to make sure that you don't get in a shouting match back with them because it takes you out of your game."

Garcia was clearly on top of his. For big plays, he tried to isolate wide receiver Terrell Owens on Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson, who was making his return after missing five games with a fractured shoulder. Owens got most of his 191 yards on 12 catches against Woodson in man coverage, including catches of 41 and 40 yards.

"It definitely wasn't one of my best games," Woodson said. "You have to step up to those challenges. He came out on top. He made some great plays. He was money."

But it was Garcia who was cashing the bills. For the game, he was 25 for 36 for 282 yards and two touchdowns. Add in the 46 rushing yards, and he accounted for 328 of the team's 434-yard output. More amazing is that he converted nine of 10 third down plays in the team's final three possessions.

	“	Those Raiders fan shout everything along the sidelines. They kept calling me 'Part-time' player. Actually, I thought that was kinda funny. ”
		— Niners RB Kevan Barlow

"We just can't get off the field," Callahan said. "We got in that third down situation in overtime twice now this year, but we are incapable of generating a play to stop the drive or stop the series or get a turnover."

Garcia wouldn't let them. But the game's crucial play came after a third-down play that he appeared to convert. The 49ers were driving in overtime after winning the coin toss. Garcia ran for what appeared to be a first down on a third-and-11. Replay officials in the booth called for a review of the play, and it ended up being a fourth-and-1.

Coach Steve Mariucci and all the players along the sideline decided to go for it even though the ball was at the Raiders' 45.

"That was a gutsy call, and you have to make that call to go for it," Garcia said. "All of us were saying to let's go for it. We are either going to win it by making the first down ... we weren't going to allow them to get the ball back."

Fullback Fred Beasley made the first down by inches and withstood another replay challenge for the spot. Garcia continued making passes or runs to get the Niners in position to win the game with the field goal by Cortez.

Cortez had missed two -- including a 27-yarder at the end of regulation -- but he made the game-winner as the 49ers improved their record to 6-2.

"Jeff Garcia had a fantastic game," Mariucci said. "That is why he is a Pro Bowler. T.O and Tai Streets made some great plays, but when it really came down to it, in the last couple of drives, we had to rely on our big guys up front. We had to run the ball. We had to convert third and fourth downs."

By the time he arrived in the locker room, Garcia had calmed down. The offense that struggled early in the season is back in sync and he's playing like a Pro Bowler. Raiders fans may curse him out but Garcia got the last word.

He got the victory.

John Clayton is a senior writer for ESPN.com.