On 3rd and three of the opening series, Carr completed a pass over the middle to Mychal Rivera who was able to move the chains and get the Raiders a new set of downs.
After two Tom Brady incompletions, the Raiders defense was able to bottle up Brandon LaFell short of the first down marker and force a Patriots punt on their first offensive possession.
Coming off play action, Carr rolled out to his left and found Marcel Reece for a gain of eight.
Facing a 3rd and seven from midfield, Carr bought himself some time and found Rod Streater for an Oakland first down.
With just under five minutes left in the first quarter, Sebastian Janikowski knocked in a 49-yard field goal to put the Silver and Black up 3-0.
Tom Brady completed a pass to Shane Vereen, but he was immediately met in the backfield by Carlos Rogers for a loss of four.
Facing a 3rd and long, the Raiders defense put heavy pressure on Tom Brady who was unable to gain the first down, forcing the Patriots to punt the ball away in the waning moments of the first quarter.
Carr fit the ball in a tight window and completed a pass to Denarius Moore who gained an Oakland first down to end the first quarter of play.
The rookie QB converted another 3rd and 7 when he found Rod Streater for a gain of 14 and another first down on the first series of the second quarter.
Antonio Smith was able to apply pressure to Brady and force an incompletion near midfield halfway through the second quarter.
Facing pressure from the Patriots defense, Carr rolled out to his left and found Denarius Moore for a gain of eight.
