MINNEAPOLIS — Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell combined to lead four first-half scoring drives in the Raiders’ preseason opener Saturday, but Will Reichard’s 37-yard field goal as time expired gave the Vikings a 24-23 win.
O’Connell got the start over Minshew and finished 7 of 9 for 76 yards in his lone drive. O’Connell drove the Raiders to the Vikings’ 3-yard-line, but the drive stalled there when he was was dropped for a 10-yard sack. Daniel Carlson came on for a 31-yard field goal to give the Raiders a 3-0 lead.
Minshew took over to start the second half and finished with 117 yards and a touchdown on 6-of-12 passing. His first drive ended with a 20-yard touchdown pass to DJ Turner. Minshew also oversaw a scoring drive of 76 yards, capped off with a 2-yard touchdown run by Zamir White.
Carlson added a 56-yard field goal to give the Raiders a 20-7 lead at halftime.
The Vikings scored two third-quarter touchdowns on a pair of scoring throws from rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy to go up 21-20. Carlson’s 23-yard fourth-quarter field goal put the Raiders up 23-21.
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