Yahoo Sports TV is here! Watch live shows and highlights 24\/7<\/a>]<\/p>\nThe Chargers led 21-3 at halftime. There were times last season in which opposing offenses had no idea what Flores\u2019 defense was doing, and they couldn\u2019t move the ball as they tried to figure it out. The Vikings\u2019 defense doesn\u2019t have much mystery this season. The Chargers had no problem moving the ball.<\/p>\n
Clearly, this is a much different season for the Vikings.<\/p>\n
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On the other side, the Chargers might start to get some momentum.<\/p>\n
Their offensive line was as healthy as it has been in weeks, and it showed against Minnesota. Vidal had more than 100 rushing yards, and Herbert was rarely sacked. The defense pressured Wentz all night, though Wentz holding onto the ball too long was a factor in that.<\/p>\n
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The Vikings finally showed some signs of life in the third quarter. Herbert threw an interception that was tipped as he released it. Two Chargers penalties on fourth down, one on a field-goal attempt and another on a sack, kept a drive alive and Wentz found Jordan Addison for a touchdown to finally get Minnesota in the end zone.<\/p>\n
But right after that, Vidal had some big runs to move the Chargers downfield and then Herbert hit his third touchdown pass, this one to rookie Tre Harris. That pretty much put the Vikings out of their misery. Wentz\u2019s terrible interception on an overthrown pass on the ensuing drive ruined any remaining hope.<\/p>\n
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The Vikings will hope that QB J.J. McCarthy\u2019s return from an ankle injury, which could happen in Week 9, will provide a spark. But McCarthy struggled in his two starts this season. And he won\u2019t fix the defense or the offensive line. The Vikings have dug themselves a hole, something they didn\u2019t experience last season. But they can tell you, last season seems like a long time ago.<\/p>\n
Live coverage is over64 updatesThu, October 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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Thu, October 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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Justin Herbert: 13-for-25, 227 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception, 62 rushing yards<\/p>\n
Kimani Vidal: 117 rushing yards on 23 carries (5.1 average), 1 touchdown, 10 receiving yards<\/p>\n
Carson Wentz: 15-for-27, 144 passing yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception, 5 sacks<\/p>\n
Every Vikings running back: 34 yards on 11 carries<\/p>\n
Thu, October 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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This one is finally over. The Chargers outgained the Vikings 419-164 in an absolute bludgeoning, both figurative and literal in the case of Carson Wentz.<\/p>\n
Thu, October 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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Thu, October 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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Max Brosmer enters the game for the Vikings, who mercifully pull a veteran who took a ton of hits tonight<\/p>\n
Thu, October 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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More points for the Chargers, this time on a 45-yard Dicker field goal. 1:56 to go<\/p>\n
Thu, October 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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Thu, October 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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The Vikings go for it on 4th-and-8 rather than accept a 3-and-out, and all they get for it is Carson Wentz getting absolutely trucked on an incomplete pass. The Chargers are outgaining them 410-135.<\/p>\n
Thu, October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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Thu, October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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Three more points for LA on a 34-yard Dicker field goal. Carry on.<\/p>\n
Thu, October 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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Thu, October 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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Thu, October 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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The Chargers RB is up to 109 yards and a touchdown on 21 rushes.<\/p>\n
Thu, October 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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Thu, October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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RJ Mickens comes down with the ball for his first career interception and it’s still all LA over here.<\/p>\n
Thu, October 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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Justin Herbert gets flushed out of the pocket, but buys enough time to hit Tre’ Harris for the rookie’s first career TD. Just 12:42 to go in a game that already feels over.<\/p>\n
Thu, October 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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Thu, October 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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The third quarter ends with the Chargers in the red zone, after a 21-yard rush from Kimani Vidal. Justin Herbert also just reeled off an eight-yard scramble for first down. The Chargers are outrushing the Vikings 158-18.<\/p>\n
Thu, October 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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Well that was quite a sequence. The Vikings settled for a field goal on a long 4th-and-goal, but a too-many-men penalty pushed them up the 9-yard line. Then, a Carson Wentz sack gets wiped out by an illegal contact penalty.<\/p>\n
Finally, Wentz finds Jordan Addison from four yards out to notch Minnesota’s first touchdown of the game.<\/p>\n
Thu, October 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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A play was initially called as a 97-yard scoop-and-score, but not many people believed it was an actual fumble from Carson Wentz. Replay shows he was down by contact, giving the Vikings second-and-goal from the 15.<\/p>\n
Thu, October 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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