The Minnesota Vikings headed out to the West Coast looking to stay ahead of the Los Angeles Rams in the wildcard race, and within shouting distance of the Green Bay Packers and an outside shot at winning the NFC North. To do that, the Vikings had to do something they haven’t done since week five of last year—beat a team on the road, outside, on grass.
And this game felt like one of those games that the Vikings would stub their toe on. Yeah, the Chargers were 5-8 heading into the game, but they had one of the top overall offenses and defenses in the NFL.