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Las Vegas Raiders vs Minnesota Vikings Wrap - Minnesota Wins 24-23

The Vikings got a 2-TD performance from J.J. McCarthy as Minnesota handed Las Vegas a 24-23 defeat on Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Minnesota won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +3.0-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 40.0.

J.J. McCarthy completed 11 of 17 pass attempts for 188 yards and 2 TDs for the Vikings in the win.

Sincere McCormick rushed for 32 yards for Las Vegas, while Zamir White added 23 yards. Gardner Minshew II threw for 117 yards for the Raiders, while receivers Tre Tucker and Jakobi Meyers had 73 and 45 yards respectively.

Las Vegas lost the offensive yardage battle to Minnesota 452-308 yards in Saturday's game. Minnesota had more first downs as that total ended up 18-16.

The time of possession battle favored Las Vegas as their offense was on the field for 34:39, longer than the 25:21 of their opponents.

Minnesota heads into a Pre-Season Week 2 battle against the Browns. Las Vegas, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.