Los Angeles Rams quarterback Sean Mannion (14) passes against the Oakland Raiders during the second half of an NFL preseason football game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

By Jeremy Kahn

OAKLAND-What a difference from the last time that Derek Carr was playing on the grass at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

The last time Carr was on the field at the Coliseum, he was writhing in pain after suffering a broken leg in the home finale against the Indianapolis Colts.

Even though it is the preseason, the fairy tale did not have a happy ending, as Sean Mannion found Josh Reynolds for a 20-yard touchdown pass with 1:11 remaining in the game and the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Oakland Raiders 24-21 before a paid crowd of 53,659 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Following the Rams touchdown to retake the lead from the Raiders, Connor Cook began to drive the Raiders down the field; however, the drive stalled, as Cook was sacked for a seven-yard loss on fourth-and-10 with 27 seconds to secure the victory for the Rams.

Carr played the entire first quarter and most of the second quarter, as he went 7-for-9 for 100 yards and two touchdowns.

Just 1:41 after the Rams took a 7-0 lead on their initial drive of the game, when Jared Goff found Cooper Kupp for a 23-yard touchdown pass, Carr tied up the game, as he hooked up with Lee Smith for a 19-yard touchdown pass.

After the Rams retook the lead on a Todd Gurley two-yard touchdown run, Carr found Michael Crabtree for a 13-yard touchdown pass that saw Crabtree juke his defender to get into the end zone.

Goff went 16-for-20 for 160 yards and a touchdown in his first action back in the East Bay since playing for CAL under former head coach Sonny Dykes.

Greg Zuerlein gave the Rams a three-point lead with 2:49 remaining in the first half, as he finished off a 16 play 58-yard drive that took nearly nine minutes off the clock after a 35-yard field goal.

The Zuerlein would be the last points scored by either team until Cook found Johnny Holton for a 17-yard touchdown pass with 6:30 remaining in the game to give the Raiders their only lead of the game.

Mannion and the Rams drove right down and scored the eventual game-winning touchdown, as Mannion found Reynolds in the corner of the end zone to give the Rams the victory.

Marshawn Lynch made his Raiders debut, as he carried the ball twice for 10 yards.

Lynch got the ball on the Raiders first play following the Kupp touchdown reception, and then again after a Carr completion to Jared Cook, Lynch gained four yards.

NOTES: With just two preseason games remaining, the Raiders return to the road next week, as they face the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium

This will be the first of two meetings between the teams this year, as the Cowboys trek to the Coliseum for a regular season matchup on December 17.