page_title: Derek Carr
section_title: 2015 season
hierarchical_section_title: Derek Carr / Professional career / 2015 season
caption_attribution_description: Cleveland Browns vs. Oakland Raiders
context_page_description: Derek Dallas Carr is an American football quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Raiders in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State. He is the younger brother of former NFL quarterback and current analyst David Carr.
context_section_description: On September 13, during the Raiders' season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals, Carr exited the game early with an injury to his throwing hand. The MRI was negative and Carr returned to start in Week 2 against the Baltimore Ravens. The Raiders won 37–33 to get their first win of the season. Carr had a career day against the Ravens as he threw over 350 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown to wide receiver Seth Roberts with 26 seconds remaining. Carr continued his successful play into Week 3 against the Cleveland Browns. He threw for 314 yards as he helped lead the Raiders to a 27–20 win. Carr had another good performance in Week 7 on the road against the San Diego Chargers as he threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns, putting up a 137.7 passer rating. Carr threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns and a 130.9 passer rating in a win against the New York Jets the next week.
  On January 20, it was announced that he would be replacing Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers for the 2016 Pro Bowl. He became the first Raiders quarterback to be named to the Pro Bowl since Rich Gannon in 2002. After two seasons, Carr had 53 career touchdown passes, the second most by a quarterback in his first two seasons, behind Dan Marino's 68. Carr was ranked 100th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
caption: Carr in Cleveland in 2015
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