Minnesota 10 0 0 3 3--16 Oakland 0 7 3 3 0--13
Sisson, who missed a 38-yard attempt late in the fourth quarter, kicked a 31-yard field goal with 3:07 left in overtime to boost Minnesota's playoff hopes with a 16-13 win Sunday night over the Raiders.
"All I could do was sit back and hope I'd get another shot," said Sisson, who also kicked field goals of 22 and 25 yards for the Vikings (6-5). "It was a replay. It was almost like you could rewind the tape."
The Raiders (4-7) lost in overtime for the second straight week. They were defeated 20-17 at Tampa Bay last week.
Sisson's winning field goal was set up by a 16-play, 71-yard drive that lasted 8:34. The key plays included a 12-yard pass from Johnson to Andrew Jordan and a 12-yard run by Scottie Graham.
Oakland won the coin toss and received the ball first in overtime, but had to punt. The Raiders never got the ball back.
"We're in a playoff race. We're seventh in a six-team race," said Vikings coach Dennis Green, whose team is in second place in the NFC Central. "Once we get to the top six, we have our destiny in our hands again. When we lost four in a row, we lost control."
Minnesota, which led 10-0 after the first quarter, also had an 82-yard scoring pass from Brad Johnson to Jake Reed.
Terry McDaniel had a 56-yard interception return for a touchdown and Cole Ford kicked field goals of 41 and 26 yards for the Raiders, who are 0-6 this season in games decided by less than a touchdown.
"I think it would be easier if we were blown out," said Raiders tailback Harvey Williams. "But it keeps going that way. It's right at the end when it gets away. It's weird."
The game was played in miserable weather ranging from a light mist to a downpour. The 62,500-seat Oakland Coliseum appeared to be half-empty at kickoff. The official attendance was 41,183.
Johnson, filling in for the injured Warren Moon, was 20-for-33 for 275 yards with two interceptions in his third NFL start. Leroy Hoard, signed by the Vikings less than two weeks ago, had 108 yards on 20 carries.
Jeff Hostetler was 14-for-27 for 139 yards for the Raiders.
The Vikings dominated the opening quarter, holding the Raiders to 22 yards while building a 10-point lead.
Their first drive, which ended with Sisson's 22-yard field goal, lasted 18 plays and 8:42.
Their second drive was considerably quicker -- on the third play, Reed beat McDaniel on a slant and avoided a tackle by safety Lorenzo Lynch before running alone to the end zone on the last play of the quarter.
The Raiders went to a no-huddle offense in the second quarter, but it did little good. The Oakland defense provided some points, however, when McDaniel stepped in front of Cris Carter and went untouched for the touchdown that pulled the Raiders within 10-7.
Oakland tied the game in the third period when Ford, who missed chip-shot field goals that doomed the Raiders to losses the previous two weeks, connected on a 26-yarder.
The field goal was set up by Pat Swilling's sack of Johnson at the Minnesota 1, forcing the Vikings to punt from their end zone and allowing the Raiders to start the series in Minnesota territory.
The Vikings came right back with a 70-yard drive that led to Sisson's 25-yard field goal. Johnson had passes of 27 yards to Reed and 20 yards to Carter on the 10-play drive.
Then it was Oakland's turn, tying the game 13-13 on Ford's 41-yard field goal. The key play on the 12-play drive was a pass interference call against Minnesota linebacker Jeff Brady on third-and-5 at the Oakland 37.
Two series later, Minnesota safety Orlando Thomas intercepted Hostetler's pass and returned the ball 23 yards to the Oakland 23 with 4:50 left. But Sisson was wide left on his attempt with 3:20 left.
First Quarter
Min--FG Sisson 22, 12:09 Drive: 18 plays, 71 yards, 8:42. Key plays: B.Johnson 12 pass to Reed; Hoard 12 run; Johnson 12 pass to Reed. Minnesota 3, Oakland 0.
Min--Reed 82 pass from B.Johnson (Sisson kick), 15:00. Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, :48. Minnesota 10, Oakland 0.
Second Quarter
Oak--McDaniel 56 interception return (Ford kick), 5:30. Minnesota 10, Oakland 7.
Third Quarter
Oak--FG Ford 26, 10:15. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:03. Key Plays: Hostetler 25 pass to Dudley on 3rd-and-10; Fenner 3 run on 3rd-and-1. Minnesota 10, Oakland 10.
Fourth Quarter
Min--FG Sisson 24, :40. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:13. Key Plays: B.Johnson 27 pass to Reed; B.Johnson 20 pass to Carter. Minnesota 13, Oakland 10.
Oak--FG Ford 41, 7:11. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:31. Key Plays: Brady 17 pass interference penalty; Hostetler 11 pass to Williams; Hostetler 7 pass to Jett on 4th-and-2. Minnesota 13, Oakland 13.
Overtime
Min--FG Sisson 31, 11:53. Drive: 16 plays, 71 yards, 8:34. Key Plays: B.Johnson 12 pass to Jordan; Graham 12 run; B.Johnson 7 pass to Carter on 3rd-and-3. Minnesota 16, Oakland 13.
A--41,183. No-shows--5,992.
Minnesota 10 0 0 3 3--16
Oakland 0 7 3 3 0--13
Min Oak
FIRST DOWNS 20 13
Rushing 10 6
Passing 10 5
Penalty 0 2
THIRD DOWN EFF 10-20 6-17
FOURTH DOWN EFF 0-1 1-1
TOTAL NET YARDS 445 237
Total Plays 78 63
Avg Gain 5.7 3.8
NET YARDS RUSHING 182 125
Rushes 44 32
Avg per rush 4.1 3.9
NET YARDS PASSING 263 112
Sacked-Yds lost 1-12 4-27
Gross-Yds passing 275 139
Completed-Att. 20-33 14-27
Had Intercepted 2 1
Yards-Pass Play 7.7 3.6
KICKOFFS-EndZone-TB 3-2-0 6-3-2
PUNTS-Avg. 4-40.0 7-37.1
Punts blocked 0 0
FGs-PATs blocked 0-0 0-0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE 108 181
Punts Returns 2-10 1-8
Kickoffs Returns 4-75 3-82
Interceptions 1-23 2-91
PENALTIES-Yds 4-53 5-40
FUMBLES-Lost 1-0 0-0
TIME OF POSSESSION 39:16 32:37
RUSHING--Minnesota, Hoard 20-108, Graham 13-42, B.Johnson 7-18, Lee 4-14. Oakland, Kaufman 20-63, Williams 6-36, Hostetler 5-23, Fenner 1-3.
PASSING--Minnesota, B.Johnson 20-33-2-275. Oakland, Hostetler 14-27-1-139.
RECEIVING--Minnesota, Carter 6-56, Reed 4-134, Ismail 2-44, Jordan 2-17, Lee 2-12, Evans 2-4, Graham 1-5, Delong 1-3. Oakland, Jett 4-38, Brown 3-48, Dudley 3-33, Williams 2-18, Kaufman 2-2.
PUNT RETURNS--Minnesota, Lee 2-10. Oakland, Brown 1-8.
KICKOFF RETURNS--Minnesota, Ismail 3-58, Morrow 1-17. Oakland, Kaufman 2-58, Kidd 1-25.
TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS--Minnesota, Barnett 7-3-0, Edwards 7-2-0, Brady 6-2-1, Fuller 6-0-0, Randle 5-0-2, Fisk 4-0-1, Thomas 4-0-0, S.Smith 3-2-0, Vanhorse 3-1-0, Washington 3-0-0, Harrison 1-0-0, Talley 1-1-0, Clemons 1-0-0, Hanks 1-0-0, C.Johnson 1-0-0, Walsh 1-0-0. Oakland, McGlockton 9-1-0, M.Jones 8-2-0, Anderson 7-5-0, Biekert 6-4-0, Morton 6-2-0, Lewis 6-0-0, Lynch 3-3-0, Maryland 3-1-0, Carrington 3-0-0, Ball 2-2-0, Johnstone 2-0-0, Kidd 2-1-0, Swilling 2-0-1, Glover 2-0-0, Mcdaniel 2-0-0, A.Smith 2-0-0, Trapp 1-0-0, Butcher 1-0-0, Gossett 1-0-0, Homeberg 1-0-0, Shedd 1-0-0, Bruce 0-1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS--Minnesota, Thomas 1-23. Oakland, McDaniel 1-56, Lynch 1-35.
MISSED FIELD GOALS--Minnesota, Sisson 38 (WL).
OFFICIALS--Referee Bob McElwee, Ump Jim Duke, HL Tony Veteri, LJ Byron Boston, BJ Louis Richard, SJ Bill Carollo, FJ Scott Green.
Time: 3:11.
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