Aidan O’Connell got the ball first and put on a show, leading the Raiders 83 yards down the field on 15 plays. But it would end with a field goal after a sack on third-and-goal.
The plan was for Gardner Minshew to play the second quarter. And when Jack Jones picked off Vikings QB JJ McCarthy, Minshew day began.
Minshew had a tough act to follow after O’Connell completed seven of nine passes for 76 yards.
The veteran Minshew had a long completion to Tre Tucker to get things started. Then he followed up a high incompletion for Kristian Wilkerson by tucking it and running for the first down.
Then he finished it off with a gorgeous pass to DJ Turner for the score.
Gardner Minshew finds DJ Turner for the @Raiders TD!
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Turner has been…turning some heads in camp and he showed why right there.
As for the QB competition, those two drives still put them pretty much neck-and-neck. Good to see it because of both playing well.