Arizona CardinalsvsLas Vegas Raiders
ARI 27/LV 14
Things to say
The Arizona Cardinals beat the Las Vegas Raiders 27-14 at Allegiant Stadium.
01
opener
Cardinals took it 27-14 in Vegas. Never really felt close after halftime. Arizona just controlled the line of scrimmage.
02
key player
Minshew was surgical. 14-of-16, two touchdowns, didn't waste a snap. Guy just doesn't turn it over.
03
hot take
Raiders couldn't move the ball when it mattered. Fourteen points and half of that felt like garbage time.
04
deep cut
Ryland quietly banged a 56-yarder late. That's the kind of leg that flips a close game.
05
exit
Cardinals look real. Anyway, we'll see if it holds up next week.
The recap
Arizona took this one 27-14, and it came down to Gardner Minshew running the show once the starters cleared out. He was surgical, 14-of-16 for a pair of scores, and his touchdown to Jalen Brooks with 17 seconds left in the half flipped a 14-all tie into a lead the Cardinals never gave back.
Vegas hung around early behind Kirk Cousins and a Marvin Harrison Jr. grab, but they couldn't move the ball late and Chad Ryland just kept tacking on field goals to salt it away.