O’Connell said he didn’t know who would start going forward. Went out and made some critical, critical plays to move the chains and ultimately get us in range for the very limited amount of points we got today.” “We made sure he got some reps last week so he was ready to go, and he did exactly that. “I felt like my trust in Nick with his preparation he could be called upon,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said. … It doesn’t matter what it looks like, a win is a win.”ĭobbs was 10 of 23 for 63 yards Mullens completed 9 of 13 passes for 83 yards. “You never know when your name is going to be called, but you prepare and work as hard as you can and trust that there’s a plan out there for you,” Mullens said. His 22-yard completion to Jordan Addison to the Raiders 20 set up Joseph’s kick. Nick Mullens relieved an ineffective Joshua Dobbs at quarterback in the fourth quarter and led the Vikings on their lone scoring drive. 23, 2017 and the first blanking of Las Vegas since its 24-0 loss to New Orleans on Oct. It was Minnesota’s first shutout since defeating Green Bay 16-0 on Dec. Minnesota beat an AFC West opponent for the first time this season after going 0-3. The Vikings (7-6) had just 230 total yards, and the Raiders (5-8) - losers of three in a row - were limited to 201 yards and nine first downs. The last game that ended regulation scoreless was a 0-0 tie between the New York Giants and Detroit Lions on Nov. 26, 2007, the third in the past 40 years and the seventh in the Super Bowl era. It was the first 3-0 game since Pittsburgh beat Miami on Nov. Only Greg Joseph’s 36-yard field goal with 1:57 left that gave the Vikings a 3-0 victory over the Raiders prevented the teams from setting the league back 80 years. LAS VEGAS (AP) - The brand of football Minnesota and Las Vegas played on Sunday set the NFL back 16 years.
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