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The Los Angeles Chargers and Minnesota Vikings kick off NFL Week 8 on "Thursday Night Football." Here's everything you need to know for tonight's game
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NFL Week 8 kicks off when the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers meet on Thursday Night Football tonight. TNF start time, TV schedule and how to watch
The Chargers led wire-to-wire, outgaining the Vikings by a massive disparity of 419 yards to 164. Justin Herbert was the standout performer, throwing for 227 yards and three touchdowns, and adding 62 yards on the ground.
Carson Wentz took a beating against the Chargers. As the future of the Vikings looked on from the sidelines, Wentz was allowed to fail on Thursday.
Behind 117 rushing yards from Kimani Vidal and three touchdown passes from Justin Herbert, Los Angeles cruised to a 37–10 win over Minnesota to improve to 5–3 on the season. It was a needed response for coach Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers after they suffered a 38–24 loss in Week 7 to the Colts.
Justin Herbert was stellar and the Chargers defense was suffocating as L.A. defeated the visiting Vikings on Thursday night.
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There was a point in this NFL offseason, after the initial wave of free agency had settled down, where the Vikings were projected to receive two premium compensatory picks in the 2026 draft, and even had a chance at landing a third. Now, midway through the 2025 season, their comp pick outlook has worsened by a good bit.