The Las Vegas Raiders have seen all they need to see in their quarterback competition.
Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce announced on Sunday that Gardner Minshew will start for the team in Week 1. The veteran beat out second-year quarterback Aidan O’Connell.
Neither Minshew nor O’Connell played particularly well in Saturday night’s preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys. O’Connell started and finished 14-of-20 for 96 yards and a touchdown, but he also threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown. Minshew went 10-of-21 for 95 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
Pierce made a blunt comment about the quarterback competition after the game, saying he “wish it ended well for both gentlemen, but it just didn’t.”
