MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Randy Moss' return to Minnesota was filled with frustration. The way Aaron Brooks played, that could continue when it counts.
Moss had one catch for 16 yards in his first game at the Metrodome since the Vikings traded him to Oakland before last season, and Brooks looked ragged again in the Raiders' 16-13 preseason victory on Monday night.
Moss, who lit up the Metrodome in the first seven years of his career, started the night with a feet-stomping tantrum after Brooks didn't see that he was wide open in the end zone.
After making his only catch of the game against second-team cornerback Dovonte Edwards in the second quarter, Moss was pulled by coach Art Shell. Moss stormed off the field and threw his helmet in disgust, stewing on the bench for the rest of the game.
Brooks finished 1-for-6 for 16 yards and was sacked twice by the new-look Vikings defense, which held the Raiders to no first downs and just 15 yards in one quarter of work.
Brad Childress made his debut as Vikings coach, and the West Coast offense he brought with him from Philadelphia is the antithesis of what fans here saw when Moss was in purple. Those teams lived off the big play, while the new Vikings will rely on short passes and a ball-control running game.
Brad Johnson was 5-of-6 for 32 yards for the Vikings, who scored their only TD in the first quarter on new fullback Tony Richardson's 3-yard run. Ryan Longwell added two field goals for Minnesota, but missed a 55-yarder that would have tied it in the fourth period.
Fourth-string quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan drove the Vikings to the Oakland 22 in the closing seconds and Childress elected to go for the win. Hiram Eugene intercepted O'Sullivan's desperation heave into the end zone to clinch Oakland's victory.
The night was all about Moss, who made the Vikings one of the most dangerous offensive teams from the minute he arrived in 1998. Those Vikings were defined by the deep pass to Moss, which helped them reach an unprecedented level of popularity in the state.
His tenure was hardly perfect. He left the field with 2 seconds left in a regular-season loss to Washington two years ago; got in a minor scrape with a traffic enforcement officer in 2002; and verbally abused corporate sponsors on a team bus in 2001.
Not to mention his infamous ``I play when I want to play'' comment.
Nevertheless, Moss received a warm ovation from the crowd when his name was announced before the game. Plenty of fans wore his purple No. 84 jersey, and still more donned his black No. 18.
That was the highlight of the night for Moss. New Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin brought his version of the cover-2 defense from Tampa Bay, a scheme specifically geared toward stopping Moss' specialty, the big play.
Brooks, still looking uncomfortable in silver and black, took one shot downfield to Moss in the first quarter, but Moss caught the ball out of bounds.
Signed as a free agent from New Orleans, Brooks is just 2-for-9 for 28 yards, one TD and one interception in Oakland's first two preseason games.
Sebastian Janikowski's three field goals, including a 55-yarder in the first quarter, helped the Raiders overcome nine penalties.
With Moss on the bench, the Raiders finally got into the end zone midway through the second quarter in Moss-like fashion.
Andrew Walter hooked up with Johnnie Morant on a 67-yard touchdown pass to give the Raiders a 13-7 lead. Morant beat cornerback Ronyell Whitaker on the play, and Walter (10-for-19 for 148 yards and two interceptions) hit him in stride with a perfect pass down the left sideline.
Morant had five catches for 108 yards and the touchdown for the Raiders, who now may have two unhappy receivers. Jerry Porter, who hasn't spoken to Shell since an offseason disagreement over conditioning, has yet to play this preseason. He missed the opener with a calf injury, came out for warmups on Monday night, but didn't feel ready to go.
