The Chargers showed a captive audience on Thursday Night Football what their response would be with a dominating performance over the Vikings. The Chargers played inspired, tough football. The throwback to the Super Chargers may help spark Los Angeles to regain momentum heading into the back half of the season.

Some of the stinkers that stand out include the 40-3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in 2022, the 33-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers in 2023, and the 31-9 loss to the Detroit Lions in 2024. There might be a few others that fit the criteria. Obviously the 27-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the playoffs is the worst of them all.

The Minnesota Vikings will be looking to bounce back in Week 8 with a road trip out west to the Los Angeles Chargers for a tough matchup. They will be going against Jim Harbaugh, who was once linked to the Vikings' head coaching job but stayed at Michigan before eventually heading to the Chargers.

The Los Angeles Chargers picked up a much-needed win on a short week, defeating the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night to move to 5-3. Help was on the way for the offensive line, as the Bolts regained Joe Alt to provide more protection for Justin Herbert.

Los Angeles Chargers halt NFL run of three losses from four games as they bounce back to produce dominant victory against Minnesota Vikings; Quarterback Justin Herbert throws three touchdowns in win;

The Chargers had the ball to start the second quarter, and they wasted little time adding to their lead as they got a 3-yard touchdown run from Kimani Vidal to extend their lead to 14-0 just two minutes into the second quarter.

The Minnesota Vikings need their best offensive performance of the season to beat the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night.

Justin Herbert threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns, and the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 37-10 on Thursday night, ending a skid of three losses in four games that knocked them from atop the AFC West.