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Raiders at Titans: Highlights, score, and recap

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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The improving Tennessee Titans looked to make it two straight wins when they hosted the explosive Oakland Raiders on Sunday.

The Tennessee Titans entered 2016 with a combined 5-27 record the past two seasons. Over that time, they’ve gone through two head coaches in Ken Whisenhunt (3-20 during his short stint) and current sideline leader Mike Mularkey.

The Oakland Raiders are coming off a 7-9 showing, a four-win improvement from the previous year when the club finished 3-13. But lest we forget that this franchise hasn’t enjoyed a winning campaign since reaching Super Bowl XXXVII more than a decade ago.

Both of these franchises are led by young quarterbacks in Oakland’ Derek Carr and Tennessee’s Marcus Mariota. Each is hoping to get their club back to the playoffs, a place the Raiders haven’t been since 2002 and the Titans since ’08.

Barring a tie, one of these clubs will be off to a 2-1 start. For Mularkey and company, that would be a solid beginning. For the Silver and Black, the expectations are far higher than in recent years. The team stubbed its toes last week at home against the Atlanta Falcons. A defensive unit that added a lot of talent this offseason has been an early disappointment.

Can the Raiders grab another road win and prevail in Nashville for a second straight season (Oakland rallied for a 24-21 victory in 2015)? This is a very intriguing game between a pair of potential up-and-comers.

Highlights

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Three Stars

1. DeMarco Murray

From 2014 NFL Offensive Player of the Year to 2015 free-agent disappointment in Philadelphia, the former Pro Bowler now resides in Nashville and has gotten off to a good start with his third team in as many years. Look for Murray to take advantage of an Oakland Raiders defense still trying to find itself in the early stages of the season.

2. Derek Carr

He has emerged as one of the better quarterbacks in the league in a relatively short time. In his last 18 games dating back to the start of 2014, Carr has thrown 36 touchdown passes compared to only 13 interceptions. He’s helped the Silver and Black put a combined 63 points on the board in two weeks. Now if only the other side of the ball for the Raiders would wake up.

3. Brian Orakpo

The Titans have allowed just 40 points in two games but more significantly, Dick LeBeau’s defensive unit has allowed one touchdown in eight quarters of play. Orakpo has four tackles and two sacks this year and although Oakland has given up only one sack in two games, that changes this Sunday.

Odds

After opening the week as a 1-point home favorite, the Tennessee Titans were a slight underdog (-1) by Sunday against the Oakland Raiders.

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Next Week

The Oakland Raiders hit the road for the third time in four weeks when they travel to Baltimore to face the Ravens. The Tennessee Titans play their first AFC South rival of the season as Mike Mularkey’s club squares off with the Texans in Houston.