4 days after a humbling loss, the Los Angeles Chargers bounced again in an enormous method as Justin Herbert threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
The victory ended a skid of three losses in 4 video games that knocked them from atop the AFC West.
“It was a big win for us, a big opportunity for us to go correct some more mistakes,” stated Herbert, who additionally rushed for 62 yards.
The Chargers (5-3) received for the primary time since Week 6 at Miami, after coming off a convincing 38-24 defeat to the AFC South-leading Indianapolis Colts at SoFi Stadium.
“The team really responded,” Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh stated. “They went back to work after Sunday and they set their minds to it that they weren’t going to be denied.”
The Chargers scored 30 factors or extra for the primary time and did not punt.
“If we don’t beat ourselves, I feel like we’re a hard football team to beat,” stated Ladd McConkey, who caught a 27-yard TD go from Herbert that made it 21-3 late within the first half.
Keenan Allen had 4 catches for 44 yards and joined Corridor of Famer Antonio Gates as the one gamers in Chargers historical past with 11,000 receiving yards.
The Vikings (3-4) misplaced consecutive video games for the primary time this season, with each coming in a five-day span. They managed simply 12 first downs to 29 for the Chargers, have been 3 of 11 on third down and had the ball for simply 21 minutes.
“This is not a bury-the-tape kind of time for our organisation,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell stated. “This is a watch it, view it, own it – every coach and every player, and it starts with me. I did not have our team prepared to play.”
Carson Wentz began on brief relaxation instead of quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who missed his fifth straight recreation with an ankle harm. Wentz was 15 of 27 for 144 yards with one landing and an interception whereas getting sacked 5 instances. He performed via a left shoulder harm that he aggravated a number of instances.
“Hats off to their defense on a short week,” Wentz stated. “Scheme-wise, they have some good players. We were banged up up front. I thought guys competed their tails off. I could always get the ball out quicker and make some plays and make decisions faster, but the defense made it tough.”
The Chargers had probabilities to attain on all 4 of their possessions within the first half, they usually led 21-3 on the break. They missed solely on Cameron Dicker’s 49-yard field-goal try that went vast left after holder JK Scott needed to go up and get a foul snap. Dicker had made 46 of 47 makes an attempt at house.
Oronde Gadsden II caught an 8-yard TD go and Kimani Vidal scored on a 3-yard run to go together with McConkey’s rating. Vidal completed with 117 yards dashing.
Scott salvaged one other unhealthy snap on Dicker’s 49-yard discipline aim early within the third that prolonged the result in 24-3.
After the Vikings have been compelled to punt, Herbert was intercepted on the Chargers 26. That led to the Vikings’ lone landing, helped by two Chargers penalties.
Will Reichard’s 32-yard discipline aim was nullified when the Chargers have been penalised for having too many males on the sphere.
The Vikings went for it on fourth-and-9 and Wentz almost obtained sacked, however Chargers cornerback Benjamin St-Juste was penalised for unlawful contact. That stored the drive alive and Wentz hit Jordan Addison for a 4-yard rating to make it 24-10.
The Chargers answered early within the fourth on Herbert’s 6-yard go over the center to Tre Harris. The Vikings have been penalised for too many gamers on the sphere and the Chargers overcame a false-start penalty by Foster Sarell.
Rookie RJ Mickens had his first profession interception, choosing off Wentz to finish Minnesota’s first possession within the fourth.
The Chargers caught a few breaks on their strategy to taking a 7-0 lead. Isaiah Rodgers’ obvious pick-6 of Herbert was reversed and dominated an incomplete go.
Herbert scrambled up the center, dodging two defenders within the backfield and two on the line of scrimmage, to get the Chargers to third-and-goal. On the subsequent play, Gadsden scored earlier than the rookie was penalised for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Vikings working again Aaron Jones returned from a hamstring harm that stored him out of the final 4 video games. He rushed for 15 yards on 5 carries and had two catches for 15 yards.
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