Late Field Goal Gives 49ers Victory

John Becksvoort made a 31-yard field goal with two seconds to play to give the San Francisco 49ers a 24-21 exhibition victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night in Vancouver, Canada.

Zack Bronson set up the game-winning drive with an interception of a John Friesz pass to gave the 49ers (2-1) the ball at Seattle (45. Jim Druckenmiller, San Francisco’s third quarterback of the game, directed a six-play, 42-yard drive to set up Becksvoort’s field goal.

Seattle quarterback Warren Moon, who ended a contract holdout Wednesday, did not play, despite cheers of “We want Moon!” from the B.C. Place Stadium crowd. Moon played six seasons in the Canadian Football League, winning five consecutive championships with Edmonton.

“I stayed pretty alert. I warmed up a couple of times throughout the game to make sure if I did get the ball then at least I was warm,” Moon said. “This was probably the last time I’d get a chance to play up here, and it would’ve been nice to play a little bit.”

Seahawk Coach Dennis Erickson stuck to his guns over his game plan, starting Jon Kitna and using Friesz in the second half.

“There was no way I’m going to play Warren Moon after one practice. I think that’s ludicrous,” Erickson said.

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In other exhibition games:

Gus Frerotte completed 13 of 22 passes for 145 yards in the first half and Stephen Davis scored two touchdowns for the Washington Redskins (1-1), who rolled up 351 yards of offense in a 27-24 win over the Oilers (1-1) in their first game in their new city, Nashville. It was a costly victory for the Redskins, whose defensive end Rich Owens injured a ligament in his left knee just before halftime and was scheduled for an MRI exam today.

Also, Jermaine Lewis, who led the NFL in punt returning last season, ran one back 97 yards for one touchdown and caught a 31-yard pass for another to lead the Baltimore Ravens in a 33-0 rout of the New York Jets (1-1) at East Rutherford, N.J. The Ravens (2-0) had three interceptions and five sacks. . . . Brad Johnson threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Cris Carter in the second quarter to start the Minnesota Vikings (2-0) in a 34-0 win over the Kansas City Chiefs (2-1) at Minneapolis. It was the second shutout in a row for the Vikings, who ranked 29th in defense last season.