Vikings, Chargers and Minnesota
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The Minnesota Vikings and LA Chargers meet Thursday for a Week 8 game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET.
After the game, head coach Jim Harbaugh was asked about the injuries, but he remained secretive, as he often does. Harbaugh offered no updates initially on the three players. No updates on Derwin James (ankle), Mekhi Becton (knee) or Tarheeb Still (knee) per Jim Harbaugh.
Justin Herbert threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns, and the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 37-10
For the past 52 years, there has only been one member of the 60-60 club in the NFL, but that changed on Thursday after Jim Harbaugh led his Los Angeles Chargers to a 37-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
The Los Angeles Chargers were flying high after a win over the Minnesota Vikings, but an injury update on running back Omarion Hampton may have dampened things.
The Los Angeles Chargers debuted some new threads for their Thursday Night Football contest against the Minnesota Vikings.
The league can thank the Minnesota Vikings for that one, as they were blown out by the Los Angeles Chargers is a game that appeared to be a bigger blowout than the 37-10 final score indicated. The Chargers had 419 yards of offense while the Vikings ended up with just 164. Los Angeles averaged 6.0 yards per play while Minnesota averaged 3.9.
It seems possible that McCarthy could have returned by now, but head coach Kevin O'Connell has made the right call by sticking with veteran backup Carson Wentz. Sure, Wentz has quarterbacked consecutive losses for Minnesota including Thursday's 37-10 blowout loss to the Chargers,