By Jeremy Kahn

AP photo: Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr at the post game press conference following Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons at the Oakland Coliseum

OAKLAND-On a day where the Oakland Raiders celebrated their illustrious past by celebrating the induction of the late Ken Stabler’s induction into the Hall of Fame, the current Raiders did not put a Hall of Fame performance.

Matt Ryan threw three touchdowns, including the game-winner that went off the hands of Tevin Coleman and bounced into the waiting hands of Justin Hardy in the fourth quarter, as the Atlanta Falcons held off the Raiders 35-28 at the Coliseum.

“1-1 is a lot better than 0-2 that is for sure especially on the road, I mean that is a good football team, Oakland is a very good football team those guys competed really hard,” said Ryan.

On the Raiders ensuing possession, it looked like they tied it up, as Amari Cooper caught a 51-yard touchdown pass from Derek Carr, but it the officials saw it different.

Cooper went out of bounds, and was the first player to touch the ball afterwards; therefore it was called a penalty for illegal touching, marking the fourth down.

The Raiders decided go for it on fourth down, but Jalen Richard was stopped just short of the first down, thus giving the ball back to the Falcons.

That was the second time that the Raiders went for it and fourth and short, and the first time, it succeeded, when Carr found Michael Crabtree for a two-yard touchdown reception.

Once again, the Raiders defense allowed over 500 yards of offense to their opposition, becoming the first team since the 1967 Falcons to allow it in the first two games of the season, according to Pro Football Reference.

The total of 1,035 yards allowed by the Raiders in their first two games breaks the 1951 New York Yankees for the most in two games, this according to Football Perspective.

“If you want somebody to blame, just blame it on me, if you need somebody to blame, blame the head coach, I’ll take it and we’ll correct it what needs to be corrected and we’ll go forward this is one game that did not go our way,” said Jack Del Rio.

In all, Ryan went 26-for-34 for 396 yards passing with three touchdowns and an interception, as the Falcons improve to 1-1 on the season.

Julio Jones led all Falcons receivers with five catches for 106 yards, and a touchdown, while Devonta Freeman carried the ball 17 times for 93 yards.

Carr completed 34 passes out of 45 attempts for 299 yards and three touchdowns, while both Clive Walford and Latavius Murray led the Raiders with six receptions. Walford, Crabtree and Andre Holmes caught touchdown passes from Carr.

Murray led the Raiders in rushing, he carried the ball eight times for 57 yards and a touchdown on a hot day at the Coliseum.