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Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings: 3 things to watch

By Daniel Davis

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 08: Wide receiver Adam Thielen #19 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons in the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 08: Wide receiver Adam Thielen #19 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons in the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – SEPTEMBER 15: Quarterback Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings throws a pass against the Green Bay Packers in the game at Lambeau Field on September 15, 2019 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – SEPTEMBER 15: Quarterback Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings throws a pass against the Green Bay Packers in the game at Lambeau Field on September 15, 2019 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Kirk Cousins is the key to the Vikings success

Kirk Cousins got paid a lot of money to join the Vikings, and the assumption was the Vikings were nearing a Super Bowl, but were just a quarterback away from getting there. Last week, however, Cousins made many mistakes, which led to the close loss to the Packers.

This was the story of the Raiders game as well. Derek Carr turned the ball over two times in tough places, one time in the RedZone. The two quarterbacks are looking for a bounce-back game where they perform and put their respective teams in positions to win.

Look for the Raiders to use screens and lots of complex route running to force the aggressive defense to bite on mistakes and look for the Raiders to try and stuff the run to force Cousins to win the game for them. If his history in the NFL is any indication, he won’t be able to do that.

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