FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The heavily favored New England Patriots, still looking for some consistent offense, did just enough to hang on for 16-9 home-opening victory over the winless Oakland Raiders on Sunday.

The Raiders thought they tied the game when running back Darren McFadden scored from six yards out with 59 seconds left. But a holding penalty on guard Gabe Jackson erased the score sent the ball back to the 12-yard line.

Rookie Derek Carr then hit Denarius Moore with a pass, but the ball bounced off Moore, hit New England cornerback Logan Ryan and deflected to nose tackle Vince Wilfork for the game-clinching interception. It was Wilfork’s second career interception against the Raiders.

Oakland got down to the 6 on a pass interference call on Ryan on a long Carr pass.

Tight end Rob Gronkowski, continuing his comeback from knee surgery, caught his second touchdown pass of the season and Stephen Gostkowski kicked three field goals as the Patriots won their second straight to move to 2-1.

The Raiders got three field goals from Sebastian Janikowski on the team’s first three field goal tries of the season, fell to 0-3.

It was Oakland’s 15th straight loss in the Eastern time zone, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Quarterback Tom Brady threw for 234 yards, 84 of them to favorite receiver Julian Edelman, who had 10 catches — his fourth career 10-reception game.

The win was the 150th in the regular season by Brady, third-most in NFL history.

Carr, showing guts by throwing right — and successfully — at star cornerback Darrelle Revis, was 21 of 34 for 174 yards.

Gostkowski connected from 21, 20 and 36 yards, while Janikowski hit from 49, 37 and 47 for the Raiders.

The field goals pushed Janikowski over the 1,500-point mark for his distinguished career.

The Patriots, who came in having been guilty of committing 24 penalties for 263 yards in their first two games, had six for 59 yards Sunday.

NOTES: Oakland WR Rod Streater caught three passes early but was carted off the sideline with a foot injury. … New England DT Sealver Saliga left early with a foot injury. … RB Maurice Jones-Drew (hand), backup QB Matt Schaub (wife’s early childbirth) and CB Chimdi Chekwa (knee) were among the Oakland inactives. … WR Aaron Dobson (healthy), CB Alfonzo Dennard (shoulder) and C Ryan Wendell (knee) were among those out for the Patriots. … LB Jamie Collins returned for the Patriots after missing a game with a thigh injury. … The Raiders, who have already flown twice to the East Coast and will fly over 30,000 miles this season, are in London to play the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. … The Patriots visit the Kansas City Chiefs for Monday Night Football on Sept. 29. … Local celebrity Mark Wahlberg was on the field before the game and sat with New England owner Robert Kraft.