Raiders: Plenty of D, but no O in loss to Denver

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After he was dressed and the locker room was empty, quarterback Derek Carr took one look back at the playing field at the Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.

“It’s hard,” he said. “I feel like we left a win on the field there.”

In a twist few could have imagined, the Raiders’ defense shut down Peyton Manning and the Broncos, only to be let down by the offense. Oakland was held out of the end zone for the last 39 minutes, and — worse yet — Carr gave Denver seven points late in a 16-10 loss.

Cornerback Chris Harris provided the Broncos’ only touchdown of the day with a 74-yard interception return with 6:53 left. The Raiders (2-3) have lost eight straight games to the Broncos (5-0).

“I feel great about my team,” Oakland head coach Jack Del Rio said. “I feel disappointed for the men in that locker room that we don’t get to enjoy the fruits of a victory. … We will continue to attack these games and look for better results.”

Carr must have been distracted by the Blue Angels flying overhead on his interception because he fired the pass a good 5 yards behind Seth Roberts, who was coming across the middle. Harris could have jogged into the end zone.

Carr blamed the interception on miscommunication.e Del Rio said he thought Roberts was “wide open” and the play “had a chance to be a big catch and run.”

Amari Cooper (89) shakes off defender Bradley Roby (29) in the second quarter for a 38-yard completion. The Oakland Raiders played the Denver Broncos at O.Co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. less Amari Cooper (89) shakes off defender Bradley Roby (29) in the second quarter for a 38-yard completion. The Oakland Raiders played the Denver Broncos at O.Co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, October 11, ... more Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle Buy photo Photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Raiders: Plenty of D, but no O in loss to Denver 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

The Raiders got the ball back, but Carr threw a 4-yard screen pass to fullback Marcel Reece on 4th-and-19.

Del Rio said he had “no answer” when asked about the play. Carr said, “That was the call we went with.”

Oakland, thanks to its defense, got the ball back yet again, and Sebastian Janikowski made a 50-yard field goal with 1:40 left. His ensuing onside kick bounced high and true and the Broncos easily recovered.

Janikowski, on the day he broke Tim Brown’s record for most games played (241) with the Raiders, earlier had a 38-yard field-goal attempt blocked and was wide left from 40.

“He’s had many great days,” Del Rio said. “Today was not one of them.”

The Raiders head into their bye week having wasted a great performance by safety Charles Woodson and the defense. Woodson had two interceptions against Manning, including one in the end zone.

Woodson had gone through the first 18 years of his career without an interception against Manning, his 1998 NFL draftclass buddy. Woodson celebrated his 39th birthday Wednesday and said what he really wanted was an interception of Manning.

He would trade in both picks for a win.

“Those things are the shiny things, shiny toys that you like, but it’s about wins and losses, man,” Woodson said. “Our mission is to win our division. The only way we can do that is to beat the team that’s won it the last few years.”

The defense did its part, holding the Broncos to six points on three trips inside the red zone.

“What we did today was nothing unexpected from us on our end,” said safety TJ Carrie, who played with a chest injury after not practicing all week.

Oakland limited Denver to 43 yards rushing on 18 carriesand held tight end Owen Daniels to zero catches on five targets. The Raiders put rookie linebacker Neiron Ball on him after giving up career-high performances to opposing tight ends each of the first four games of the season.

The offense, meanwhile, seemed like it had things clicking on an eight-play, 80-yard drive at the start of the second quarter. Carr hit Amari Cooper for 21 yards, then found seldom-seen rookie tight end Clive Walford for a 33-yard play.

The running game had been working early (that would stop soon thereafter), so the Broncos bit on a play-action fake and Carr easily found Reece for a 3-yard touchdown pass.

Denver would close to 7-6 early in the third quarter, thanks to a play by linebacker Von Miller. He eluded tackle Austin Howard’s attempt at a chop block, jumped into Carr’s lap and pulled the ball from the quarterback’s hands. Oakland’s defense then gave up only 14 yards on four plays, but the 20-yard field goal was too costly.

On this day, the Raiders couldn’t afford to give up 10 points off turnovers. And their second-year quarterback knew it.

“Look to me,” Carr said. “I always take all the accountability.”

Vic Tafur is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: vtafur@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @VicTafur

Raiders’ 3 notables

Defense: Held Peyton Manning without a touchdown and the Broncos to 2 of 13 on third down. The unit deserved a win.

Derek Carr: He made a “hot read” on a Denver blitz and fired a pass behind Seth Roberts that resulted in a game-icing Pick-6 for cornerback Chris Harris.

Sebastian Janikowski: Will want to forget the day he broke Tim Brown’s team record for games played. Missed a 40-yard field-goal try and had one blocked in a six-point loss.

— Vic Tafur