By Jeremy Kahn

With a chance to send the game into overtime, the Oakland Raiders bit themselves in the rear with a penalty and then a huge turnover.

Vince Wilfork intercepted a Derek Carr pass off a deflection by Logan Carr, then loosened by Rob Ninkovich and pulled out of the hands of wide receiver Denarius Moore into Wilfork’s, hands, as the New England Patriots held on to defeat the Raiders 16-9 at Gillette Stadium.

Just prior to the interception, the Raiders scored to narrow the lead down to one with the pending extra point to tie up the game on a six-yard run by Darren McFadden; however the Raiders were flagged for am offensive holding call against guard Gabe Jackson.

Stephen Gostkowski kicked three field goals, while Tom Brady threw a touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski and the Patriots won their home opener for the 12th tine in the last 13 seasons.

With the loss, the Raiders extended their losing streak in the eastern time zone up to 15 games, and last won against the Patriots in 1994, their last season in Los Angeles.

Brady, who went to Serra High in San Mateo went 24-for-37 for 234 yards, as he won his 150th career game, becoming only the third quarterback in NFL history to win at least 150 games in a career joining Brett Favre and Peyton Manning.

Carr went 21-for-34 for 174 yards, and with Maurice Jones-Drew sat for the second consecutive game with a right hand injury.

Without Jones-Drew in the lineup, Darren McFadden carried the ball 18 times for 59 yards against a tough Patriots defense.