4 reasons the Oakland Raiders will beat the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3

By Nick Ellis | Sep 21, 2019

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 09: Josh Mauro #97 and Marquel Lee #52 of the Oakland Raiders celebrate after a play against the Denver Broncos during their NFL game at RingCentral Coliseum on September 09, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images) /

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ORCHARD PARK, NY – SEPTEMBER 13: Richie Incognito #64 of the Buffalo Bills warms up before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Ralph Wilson Stadium on September 13, 2015 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /

The Return of Richie Incognito

The Raiders have been without both of their starting guards for the first two weeks, but the Raiders regain one of them in Richie Incognito heading into Week 3. The Vikings have a powerful defensive line, and one of their best players, Everson Griffen, will be going head to head with Incognito in his first game back.

Without Incognito, the Raiders would not only struggle to protect Carr, but Josh Jacobs would be forced to run the opposite way of Griffen. If Incognito can play as well as he did with the Bills, the Raiders offense will improve a ton.

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Incognito is a massive upgrade to the offensive line, and even though the Raiders looked like they had a strong offensive line in Week 1, the Chiefs got after Carr heavily in Week 2. The Vikings have a stronger defensive line than the Chiefs, so the return of Incognito is a key to victory this week.

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