Aidan O'Connell gets start, leads Raiders to opening drive score vs Vikings

Antonio Pierce has been tight lipped about who would start the Raiders preseason opener in Minnesota. All was revealed when Aidan O’Connell took the field with the starting offense. And he was dealing.

O’Connell led a 15-play, 83-yard drive, including this 24-yard pass to Jakobi Meyers.

Meyers led the team in receiving on that opening drive with three catches for 45 yards.

O’Connell completed seven of nine passes on the drive, for 76 yards. Three of his completions went to tight ends, two to rookie Brock Bowers.

The Raiders drove all the way to inside ten-yard line, but in third and goal, O’Connell was sacked, leading to Daniel Carlson entering to convert a field goal to make it a 3-0 Raiders lead.