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Wilson, Seahawks roll to 27-3 victory over Raiders in London

- By ZAC BOYER The Associated Press

LONDON — Russell Wilson threw for three touchdowns, including one off a botched snap in the second quarter, and the Seattle Seahawks rolled to a 27-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.

Chris Carson rushed for 59 yards and rookie Rashaad Penny gained an additional 43 for the Seahawks (3-3), who played to a vociferous­ly supportive crowd — a Londonreco­rd 84,922 were in attendance — despite the Raiders (1-5) being the designated home team.

Oakland quarterbac­k Derek Carr left the game with an apparent left arm injury with 8:52 remaining in the fourth quarter after the last of his six sacks and did not have the chance to return before the Seahawks ran out the clock.

Carr went 23-for-31 for 142 yards and was hit by Jarran Reed on third down and immediatel­y grabbed his upper left arm as he sat up before being helped to the sideline for evaluation.

Coach Jon Gruden said afterward that Carr, who would have been dropped twice more had the Seahawks not been penalized on those plays, was angling to return but backup AJ McCarron would have entered.

“Just too much fire today,” Gruden said. “Too much fire today around the quarterbac­k.”

Wilson, who completed 17 of 23 attempts for 222 yards with an intercepti­on, connected with Jaron Brown for a 5-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, a 19-yard touchdown pass to David Moore in the second and a 10-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett in the fourth.

Former Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, playing in his first game against his former team, was held to 45 yards on 13 carries.

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