The Las Vegas Raiders fell 24-23 to the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday.
The Las Vegas Raiders started their preseason with tale-of-two-halves loss in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Las Vegas' defense set the tone early. Despite allowing a 66-yard drive to open the game, the Raiders bent but didn't break, stopping the Vikings on downs in the red zone. The Raiders' defense returned to ruffle Minnesota yet again, as cornerback Jack Jones picked up where he left off last season, intercepting a pass from Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Las Vegas would be set up on its own 33-yard line.
Las Vegas went into halftime with some serious momentum that had been fueled by a blocked field, a 56-yard field goal from Carlson and a forced punt on defense for the final three drives of the half.Right off the bat, Las Vegas' backups committed three penalties on the team's first three possessions of the third quarter. The offensive line also allowed third-string quarterback Anthony Brown Jr. to be sacked four times on those drives.
That would be the final score of the contest. Carlson finished the day with three made field goals for 9 points.
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