Welcome to the eighth week of the NFL season as this week’s “Thursday Night Football” features two teams determined to get back into the win column after losing on Oct. 18.
The Minnesota Vikings will travel to Inglewood, California, to battle the Los Angeles Chargers on Oct. 23 at SoFi Stadium. The Vikings are coming off a 28-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last week while the Chargers lost 38-24 to the Colts at home.
The Vikings, in last place in the NFC North with a 3-3 record, will start Carson Wentz at quarterback for the fifth time this season as second-year starter J.J. McCarthy continues to rehab from a high ankle sprain he suffered during a VIkings loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 14.
The Chargers are in second place in the AFC West with a 4-3 record. After winning their first three games of the season, the Chargers, led by quarterback Justin Herbert, have lost three of their last four games.
The last time the two teams played each other was in September 2023, when the Chargers defeated the Vikings 28-24. The Vikings have won three out of their last four games against the Chargers going back to 2015.
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According to BetMGM, as of Wednesday morning, the Chargers are 3-point favorites in the game. The over/under for points scored is 44.5 points.
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