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By Jeremy Kahn

OAKLAND — With two preseason games down, and two to go, Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden is looking for backups.

With most of the starters on the bench by the beginning of the second quarter, Connor Cook and E.J. Manuel took over for Derek Carr after just one series.

In his only series, Carr went 2-for-3 for 68 yards, including a 49-yard pass to Amari Cooper, but it was the battle of kickers; however, it was a Chris Warren III one-yard run with 5:07 in the game that gave the Raiders a 13-6 victory over the Green Bay Packers at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Friday night.

Treyvon Hester came up with the defensive play of the game, as he sacked Packers quarterback DeShone Kizer on fourth down and the Packers at the Raiders 24-yard line. It was a seven-yard sack for the second-year defensive tackle out of Toledo.

Unfortunately, the Raiders were unable to run out the clock and were forced to punt the ball back to the Packers; however, the Packers drive stalled in their own territory.

Brett Hundley went 8-for-14 for 78 yards, as he started for the Packers in place of Aaron Rodgers, who played at Cal after Butte College.

Cook went 6-for-15 for 72 yards and an interception before being replaced by Manuel, who went 8-for-12 for 87 yards passing.

In a game of field goals, Mike Nugent gave the Raiders the lead on their first series, as he kicked a 40-yard field goal.

On their ensuing drive, Mason Crosby kicked a 36-yard field goal to tie up and that was the score when the two teams went to the locker room.

Crosby gave the Packers their first lead of the game in the third quarter, as he nailed a 36-yard field goal.

Nugent then tied up at six, as he kicked a 40-yard field on the Raiders first drive in the fourth quarter.

Cooper caught one pass for 49 yards, while Jalen Richard caught three passes for 34 yards and Jared Cook caught two passes for 24 yards.

Doug Martin carried the ball six times for 24 yards, while Chris Warren III continues to make great strides to make the team, as he carried the ball 15 times for 54 yards and also caught one pass for seven yards.

NOTES: The Raiders’ next appearance at the Coliseum will be in the season opener on September 10, as they kick off their 58th season against the Los Angeles Rams, a team that the Raiders faced this past Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and lost 22-16.

“I do not agree with playing a team in the preseason that we open the season with,” said Gruden, who also added, “I am sure that the Rams feel the same way.”

UP NEXT: The Raiders will head to Seattle to face the Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on Thursday night at 7 pm PDT to close out the preseason.