Arizona led wire-to-wire in the second half after Jalen Brooks caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Gardner Minshew with 17 seconds left in the second quarter, breaking a 14-14 tie and giving the Cardinals a lead they would not relinquish. Minshew finished 14-of-16 for 101 yards and two touchdowns, also connecting with Simi Fehoko on a 10-yard score in the second quarter. Marvin Harrison Jr. had caught a 7-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to tie the game at 7-7. Las Vegas scored both its touchdowns through the air — Michael Mayer on a 13-yard pass from Kirk Cousins, and Jack Bech on a 6-yarder from Fernando Mendoza — but could not answer Arizona's second-half field goals from Chad Ryland.

With no standings or bracket implications, the result matters only in the context of preparation. Arizona's offense operated efficiently through multiple quarterbacks, with Minshew's near-perfect completion rate the most notable individual output of the afternoon. Ryland added a 56-yard field goal and a 40-yarder in the third quarter as Las Vegas went scoreless over the final two periods. The Raiders got positive signs from Cousins, who was 5-of-6 for 50 yards in a brief first-quarter appearance.