By Tim Peterson
(Inglewood) – The Chargers drove 83 yards on 14 plays on their opening possession. Oronde Gadsden hauled in an 8-yard touchdown pass from Justin Herber for a 7-0 lead with 4:01 left in the first quarter.
Kimani Vidal scored on three-yard run early in the second quarter to finish an 8-play, 59-yard drive. The Chargers took a 14-0 lead.
Will Reichard got the Vikings on the board with 8:55 left in the second quarter with a 54-yard field goal.
The Chargers moved the ball down to the Minnesota 31-yard line on the next possession courtesy of a 40-yard pass play from Herbert to Gadsden but Cameron Dicker missed a 49-yard field goal.
After a Minnesota punt the Chargers put together a 9-play, 94-yard drive. Hebert hit Ladd McConkey on a 27-yard strike in the corner of the end zone with 45 seconds left in the second quarter to make it 21-3.
Reichard missed a 53-yd field goal as time ran out in the second quarter and the Chargers took the 18-point lead into halftime.
The Chargers extended their lead on the first possession of the third quarter. Dicker booted a 43-yard field goal after the march stalled at the Minnesota 25.
Hebert was intercepted by Joshua Metellus at the Charger 26-yard line. The Vikings were initially stopped at the 14-yard line after the turnover and Reichard kicked a 32-yard field goal. But the Chargers were guilty of a penalty and the Minnesota took the points off the board. This led to a 4-yard touchdown pass from Carson Wentz to Jordan Addison to cut the Chargers lead to 24-10 with 4:36 left in the third quarter.
The Chargers responded with a 12-play, 73-yard drive to go back up by three scores. Herbert threw his third touchdown pass of the night with a six-yard strike to Tre’ Harris with 12:42 left in the fourth quarter.
On the ensuing possession RJ Mickens intercepted Wentz and returned it to the LA 48-yard line. The pick led to a 34-yard boot Dicker to put the Chargers up 34-10 with 7:01 left.
After Minnesota turned the ball over on downs Dicker kicked a 45-yard field goal with 1:56 left in the fourth to account for the final score.
The Chargers improved to 5-3 with the victory while the Vikings dropped to 3-4.
MN 00 03 07 00 10
LA 07 14 03 13 37
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