Raiders Vs. Vikings: Oakland Survives Minnesota’s Late Rally

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Ponder threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for another 71 yards, but couldn’t bring Minnesota all the way back, thanks in part to three interceptions.

The win pushes Oakland to 6-4 on the season. Minnesota falls to 2-8 with the loss.

Heyward-Bey remained on the field for several minutes and required attention from the medical staff. He was carted off the field, and his current status is unknown. From the look of the collision, though, a concussion seems to be the best-case scenario and some kind of neck injury could be the worst-case scenario.

Heyward-Bey was taken off the field with his neck in a brace, but was able to move his arms and legs. He was able to lift his arm to acknowledge the players and fans in the stadium. The wide receiver had made four catches in this game.

But after a 12-yard run in the second quarter, Peterson went down awkwardly and was forced off the field. A few minutes later, he was shown being carted off to the locker room, presumably to get further tests.

But a Vikings coach noticed the mistake and alertly made sure a timeout got called. During the ensuing stoppage of play, the refs realized their mistake and correctly made it third down and didn’t charge the Vikings with a timeout.

On the third-and-8 play, quarterback Chris Ponder completed a short pass to Harvin that the wide receiver turned into a first down that got 15 yards tacked onto it by a defensive face-mask penalty. On the next play, Adrian Peterson rushed 12 yards for a go-ahead touchdown.

Game Date/Time: Sunday, November 20; 1:00pm ET

Location: Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN