Closing spread
MIN -2.5
Total
45.5
Model margin
+3.3est.
MIN perspective
Push chance
None
half-point line — cannot push
Availability
The injury report
The official league filing for this week — game designations first, then who missed or was limited in practice.
Chargers
- OutJacoby JonesWRAnkle· DNP
- OutJahleel AddaeSAnkle· DNP
- OutJohnnie TroutmanGForearm· DNP
- OutTourek WilliamsLBFoot· DNP
- QuestionableD.J. FlukerGAnkle· Limited
- QuestionableJason VerrettCBFoot· Limited
- QuestionableLadarius GreenTEConcussion· Limited
- ProbableChris HairstonTKnee· Full
- ProbableChris WattCGroin· Full
- ProbableKyle EmanuelLBShoulder· Full
Vikings
- QuestionableBrandon FuscoGConcussion· Full
- ProbableShamar StephenDTKnee· Full
Win probability
- Vikings
- Chargers
How each play moved the game.
Matchup
Where the edges are
Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.
The rivalry
MIN lead 5–4 since 1999
CHARGERS have won 2 straight. Meetings average 51.7 points. MIN are 5-4 ATS in the series.
Possession by possession
How it unfolded
Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.
| Ball | Start | Plays | Yards | Result | SD–MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Q1 15:00 | 5 | 18 | Punt | 0–0 |
| LAC | Q1 12:56 | 3 | 7 | Punt | 0–0 |
| MIN | Q1 10:44 | 5 | 39 | Turnover | 0–0 |
| LAC | Q1 8:57 | 5 | 36 | Punt | 0–0 |
| MIN | Q1 5:47 | 6 | 9 | Punt | 0–0 |
| LAC | Q1 3:02 | 3 | -7 | Turnover | 0–0 |
| MIN | Q1 2:46 | 3 | 7 | Field goal | 0–3 |
| LAC | Q1 1:15 | 5 | 25 | Punt | 0–3 |
| MIN | Q2 14:44 | 11 | 67 | Touchdown | 0–10 |
| LAC | Q2 9:05 | 7 | 29 | Punt | 0–10 |
| MIN | Q2 5:12 | 3 | 8 | Punt | 0–10 |
| LAC | Q2 3:34 | 9 | 90 | Touchdown | 7–10 |
| MIN | Q2 1:17 | 2 | 7 | End of half | 7–10 |
| LAC | Q3 15:00 | 3 | -8 | Punt | 7–16 |
| MIN | Q3 12:44 | 1 | 43 | Touchdown | 7–17 |
| LAC | Q3 12:32 | 5 | 15 | Punt | 7–17 |
| MIN | Q3 10:01 | 16 | 81 | Touchdown | 7–24 |
| LAC | Q3 2:42 | 10 | 57 | Opp touchdown | 7–31 |
| LAC | Q4 13:57 | 9 | 36 | Turnover on downs | 7–31 |
| MIN | Q4 10:24 | 3 | 6 | Punt | 7–31 |
| LAC | Q4 8:37 | 14 | 89 | Touchdown | 14–31 |
| MIN | Q4 0:32 | 0 | 0 | End of half | 14–31 |
Box score
Individual performances
Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 13/24 | 121 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 20 | 126 | 6.3 | 2 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Matt Asiata | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 3 | 4 | 49 | 0 |
| Jarius Wright | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Charles D. Johnson | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Asiata | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MyCole Pruitt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Where this game is likely to land
- Model
- Smooth (normal)
- Betting line
Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.
Positive margins favour Vikings; negative favour Chargers.
Half-point at risk
7.52%
outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5
Model home win
58.0%
Expected total
44.4est.
Model
Where the number comes from
Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.
- Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.85
- Home-field advantage+2.49
- Quarterback adjustment0.00
- Rest differential0.00
- Expected margin+3.34
One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.