(Las Vegas, NV) — The Vikings opened up the preseason with a 26-20 loss to the Raiders in Las Vegas. The Purple rested Kirk Cousins, Dalvin Cook, and Justin Jefferson among other key players. Kellen Mond was impressive, throwing for 119 yards and two scores. Minnesota takes on San Francisco in its second preseason game on Saturday. In other Vikings news, Kirk Cousins was ranked as the 99th best player in the league in the NFL Network’s top-100 players list.