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PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers will be without No. 2 receiver Markus Wheaton for their Monday Night Football opener at Washington.Wheaton told ESPN after Saturdays practice that he will miss the game with a shoulder injury, and the team confirmed he was out Saturday afternoon.The fourth-year receiver had said earlier in the week that he intended to play after missing significant time in the preseason with various injuries.The Steelers will roll into Washington with four receivers: Antonio Brown, Sammie Coates, Eli Rogers and Darrius Heyward-Bey. Rogers is the starting slot receiver, while Coates and Heyward-Bey will likely share time on the outside.Coates, a second-year player who showed drastic improvement in the offseason but was erratic in preseason play, said he is ready for the challenge.Im feeling good, Coates said. Gotta be prepared. Weve got a great group of wide receivers, some of the best in the country. 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Malcolm Miller Jersey . -- Most satisfying to Russ Smith about No.GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Carson Palmer directed a 73-yard drive for a field goal in his one series before the Oakland Raiders backups dominated their Arizona counterparts in a 31-10 victory in the teams preseason opener Friday night.Derek Carr played two series for Oakland, the second one ending in Sebastian Janikowskis 53-yard field goal.Raiders starting defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. was taken to the locker room on a cart early in the game with what a team spokesman said after the game was a hip injury.Edwards was on crutches as he left the locker room.Cardinals coach Bruce Arians was unconcerned about the fact his team lost.I thought our good players played well, he said. I got them out quickly. They were successful and showed up ready to play. Individually there were some really good things with the young players, but collectively it was not very good.Oakland backup quarterback Matt McGloin threw a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes after the Cardinals committed two turnovers in a span of about 30 seconds.George Atkinson III, listed as Oaklands fourth-string running back, scored on runs of 53 and 35 yards.He is very good and very hungry to be a part of the team, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said.Palmer completed 3 of 5 passes for 31 yards. The biggest play of the drive came when David Johnson faked out a defender at the line of scrimmage and raced for a 23-yard gain.It was kind of like a little bit of a tease, Palmer said. You want to get a couple more series in.Carr completed 3 of 7 passes for 44 yards.Del Rio said its always nice to win but theres a lot of things weve got to do better. Penalties overall, offensively we had two on the first drive that put us in a hole. We didnt tackle very well, especially against the run.CARDINAL SINSThe first turnover came when J.J. Nelson fumbled a punt return and Johnny Holton recovered for Oakland at the Arizona 19. McGloin passed to a wide-open Clive Walford for a touchdown on the next play.On the Cardinals first offensive play after the kicckoff, backup Drew Stanton overthrew intended receiver Jarron Brown and Nate Allen intercepted.ddddddddddddTwo plays later, McGloin threw to Andre Holmes for the touchdown and the Raiders led 17-3.HUMPHRIES WATCHAfter being inactive for every game last season despite being a first-round draft pick, D.J. Humphries is Arizonas starting right tackle. He was solid in run-blocking, but struggled some against the pass rush Friday. He didnt give up a sack, and much of the time he was going against All-Pro Khalil Mack.ROOKIE WATCHRaiders: Safety Karl Joseph, Oaklands first-round draft choice who is coming off knee surgery, played in the first series and had one tackle.Cardinals: Third-round draft pick Brandon Williams, who won the starting cornerback job in training camp, had a rough start Friday. He was beaten several times, including on the Holmes TD. He improved as the game went on and recovered Holmes fumble in the second quarter.I thought Brandon competed extremely well, Arians said. You knew theyd go after him. ... It was a nice throw-and-fade in the end zone. Hell learn to play those balls better.POSITION BATTLESRaiders: Menelik Watson played his first game since an Achilles injury in his bid to win the starting right tackle job.Cardinals: With Justin Bethel still recovering from foot surgery, Williams won the starting job at cornerback in training camp and Arians has said Bethel will have to earn it back. Nelson was the first choice as a punt returner, but Arians has said he could give John Brown time there, and Nelsons fumble may have made that even more likely.QUOTABLEPalmer on David Johnson (three carries, 31 yards), Nothing different than what I see every day in practice. Just runs powerfully, has great vision, hes a phenomenal blocker. .. Hes a special player.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '