NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Assured at least a split in consecutive road games, the Oakland Raiders learned in a trip to Tennessee that their high-flying offense isnt as great as they may have thought.The Raiders found themselves shut out in the second half Sunday as they needed the defense to preserve a 17-10 win over the Titans, and Derek Carr said he was praying on the sideline that the defense would get a stop after a sloppy game by the offense.He ticked off issues such as illegal formation penalties and dropped passes, something that hadnt stopped Oakland from scoring an average of 31.5 points in each of the first two games. Oakland also had been averaging a league-best 470 yards total offense only to be held to 368.Were way better than that, Carr said. Were sitting there, and were frustrated because we expect so much more. We expect execution all the time.Now the Raiders (2-1) can make corrections off a win before loading back up for the next game at Baltimore.The Titans (1-2) will be poring over the tape checking the penalties called -- and not called -- on their final drive, when Tennessee thought it had a chance to force overtime.The penalties we had, we couldnt overcome them, Titans coach Mike Mularkey said.Here are some things to know about the Raiders second straight win over Tennessee:WORST START EVER: The Raiders gave up fewer yards to Tennessee than they had allowed through the first two games. The Titans still rolled up 393 yards, giving Oakland 1,428 yards allowed through three games . That tops the 1,330 yards allowed by the 1961 Raiders and ranks eighth-worst in NFL history since at least 1940 through three games, according to Pro Football Reference.Its nowhere near what it should be yet, but theres certainly reasons to be optimistic, which I am, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said. Im very optimistic about the men we have and the work were putting in. Weve got a lot of things to clean up, but were 2-1.PENALTIES, PENALTIES: The teams combined for 16 penalties -- eight apiece. The Titans had the most costly with wide receiver Andre Johnson called for offensive pass interference, wiping out a 13-yard TD catch that would have allowed Tennessee to tie it up at 17 with 22 seconds left.That came after the Titans reached the Oakland 3 with 50 seconds left on a 19-yard catch by rookie Tajae Sharpe. The play was pushed back when left tackle Taylor Lewan flew in to clean up the pile only to be flagged for unnecessary roughness. Lewan apologized to his teammates for the penalty. Mularkey said he thought the play was still live along with Lewan and the Raiders defenders. Everybody except the officials, Mularkey said.JANIKOWSKIS MARK: The Raiders forced three turnovers and managed only one field goal off a fumble by Marcus Mariota. Oakland nearly had a touchdown with Carr immediately throwing a 24-yard pass to a wide-open Clive Walford. But left tackle Donald Penn was flagged for holding, forcing the Raiders to settle for a field goal by Janikowski.The 17-year veteran connected from 52 yards out, making him the NFLs all-time leader in field goals from 50 yards out or longer. That was his 53rd such field goal , breaking a tie with Jason Hanson, who had 52 such field goals in 21 NFL seasons.DEFENSIVE CHANGES: Del Rio swapped out two starters for rookies against Tennessee, going with safety Karl Joseph and linebacker Cory James. Joseph was the 14th pick overall in the draft out of West Virginia, while James was a sixth-round pick out of Colorado State. Joseph led the Raiders in tackles with 10, while James tied for second.MARIOTAS TURNOVERS: The Titans quarterback, the No. 2 pick overall out of Oregon in 2015, now has seven turnovers through three games. He knows hes got to be better with the ball, Mularkey said. 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The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Rodriguez sued the union and Major League Baseball to overturn an arbitrators decision suspending him for the 2014 season and post-season. Schuhe Schweiz Online . PAUL, Minn. ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Lynx rushed out to another big lead Friday night. And every time the Phoenix Mercury began to chip away, Maya Moore pushed them aside.Moore scored 26 points, all in the first three quarters, and the defending WNBA champion Lynx beat the Mercury 96-86 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the semifinal series.Coming off a record-setting 113-point outburst in Game 1, Minnesota shot 61 percent in the first quarter and took a 35-24 lead. Moore scored 12 points in a three-minute flurry to close the quarter.Shes a very difficult person to guard because you cant necessarily script what shes going to do, said Minnesotas Cheryl Reeve, honored as the WNBA coach of the year Friday. Mayas got a good feel for the game in terms of moving without the basketball.Lindsay Whalen scored 12 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter for Minnesota, playing at the Xcel Energy Center -- home of the NHLs Minnesota Wild -- for the second straight game because of a scheduling conflict at the Target Center in Minneapolis.The Lynx missed their first five shots of the second quarter, but Moore stole an outlet pass and hit a 3-pointer to push Minnesotas lead to 12.Phoenix cut it to 63-57 midway through the third quarter. Moore answered with one of her four 3-pointers on the night and the Mercury didnt come within six again until the final 30 seconds.In the end, the Mercury paid for their poor first quarter.To let them score 35 points, that was the ballgame, Phoenix coach Sandy Brondello said. You cant play with the Lynx for 30 minutes. Theyre too good of a team.Still, with Moores scoreless fourth quarter fresh in her mind, Reeve said the Lynx need more out of their former league MVP.I know that the stat line says she was really, really good, but I think overall Maya Moore is a bettter player that what we saw tonight, Reeve said.ddddddddddddRebekkah Brunson added 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Sylvia Fowles had 14 points and nine rebounds for the top-seeded Lynx. Fowles was honored Friday as the leagues defensive player of the year.Diana Taurasi had 31 points for the eighth-seeded Mercury. Penny Taylor added 16, and Marta Xargay had 10.We did a much better job of matching their intensity and their toughness, Taurasi said. Unfortunately, we didnt bring it in the first quarter and that was probably the difference.FOUL TROUBLEThe teams combined for 54 fouls, including 17 in the first quarter. Phoenix center Britney Griner was especially hampered by the barrage of whistles. She picked up two fouls in the first 1:41 and was pulled from the game. Griner returned with 3:23 to go in the first quarter, but picked up her third foul with 50.8 seconds left in the quarter. She played just 4:13 in the first half.The offenses took advantage of the numerous trips to the line. The teams combined to make their first 25 free throws and made 63 of 68 from the line on the night.TIP-INSMercury: Center Kelsey Bone missed the game because of a strained left elbow. She was injured in the second half in Game 1 on Wednesday night. ... The Mercury have played four consecutive road playoff games. They won the first two, single-elimination games at Indiana and New York, before losing two straight in Minnesota.Lynx: Minnesota has won its first playoff game in each of the last six seasons. ... Jia Perkins had 12 points. ... Minnesota played without guard Anna Cruz and center Janel McCarville, both sidelined with back injuries.UP NEXTGame 3 is Sunday in Phoenix. ' ' '