The Vikings going out west, with a huge look ahead spot as they will host the Packers next week at home. The Vikings have also covered 7 straight games, and asking them to cover an 8th might be a little too much here. Earlier this season the Vikings went out west and lost to the 49ers 20-3. Derek Carr has these Raiders playing like a playoff team, and I would not be shocked to see them get into the playoffs as a Wild Card team considering the weakness of the AFC after the top 3 teams.

Oakland’s defensive weaknesses are against the pass, and the Vikings rely on the run much more where the Raiders are ranked 7th. This is a good match up for the Raiders at home. Meanwhile the Vikings rank 6th in passing defense, but they haven’t really faced any elite QB’s and Carr isn’t there yet, but he definitely has a ton of weapons and this passing offense is ranked 4th in adjusted ratings. The Vikings have faced the following passing offenses in adjusted opponent rankings – 27th, 27th, 32, 8th, 30th, 16th, 31st, 15th to put things in perspective. Carr has proven he can play well against good defenses, and he’s proven he can win games himself, Teddy Bridgewater has not come close to proving that.

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