Raiders safety Charles Woodson sets a tough example

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When your oldest player pops his shoulder in, tapes it up and suits up for the game, that resonates louder than any speech.

“How about Charles Woodson?” Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio asked reporters after Sunday’s win. “How about Charles finding a way to make it out here today? That’s what makes this game so special.”

The act of toughness by the 38-year-old safety, who dislocated his shoulder in the loss to the Bengals, seemed like self-torture when the Ravens scored on four straight possessions in the first half. But the Oakland defense actually got Baltimore to punt twice in the second half. Then Neiko Thorpe had an interception on a pass route that he was beaten on earlier in the game.

“Our young corners continue to grow leaps and bounds from where they started,” Woodson said.

Woodson wore a harness on his shoulder, and said that it was restrictive and that he was more winded than usual because of it. But he wasn’t going to miss this game.

“The name of the game is availability,” he said. “Once they put my shoulder back in place (last) Sunday I never intended on missing the game. My mind was made up pretty quickly.”

Ravens miss Suggs: The Ravens practiced in San Jose all week, but the flight time saved couldn’t compensate for being without defensive star Terrell Suggs, who tore his Achilles tendon in Week 1’s loss in Denver. The Raiders threw for 351 yards and ran for 97 more.

“You can’t replace a Hall of Fame-caliber player,” defensive end Chris Canty said. “We understood the challenge that was ahead of us. We understood that guys had to step up. Quite frankly, we took a step backward.”

Surpassing Larschied: Amari Cooper’s 12 receptions are the most by a first-year Raiders player through his first two games, passing Jack Larscheid’s total of nine through the Raiders’ first two games in the inaugural 1960 season.

Cooper is the first rookie in franchise history to catch at least five passes in each of his first two NFL games.

What a waste: Marquette King had a much-needed and career-high 70-yard punt in the fourth quarter, but the Ravens marched 93 yards for a tying score anyway.

Historical win: The Raiders scored the game-winning touchdown in the final minute of regulation for the first time since Dec. 20, 2009, when JaMarcus Russell connected with Chaz Schilens with 35 seconds to go. … Oakland is the first team since the merger to win in regulation despite committing 15 or more penalties (16) and allowing 450 or more yards (493). Two teams did it in overtime: the Giants against Washington in 2003 and Buffalo against the Dolphins in 1983.

Vic Tafur is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.