Chargers, Vikings 会合，会う in 不安定な place after pair of の近くに losses to start their seasons
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (0-2) at MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, Fox
OPENING LINE: Vikings by 1?, によれば FanDuel SportsBook.
AGAINST THE SPREAD: Chargers 0-2; Vikings 0-2.
SERIES RECORD: Vikings lead 8-6.
LAST MEETING: Vikings （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Chargers 27-20 on Nov. 14, 2021, in Inglewood, California.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) catches a pass in 前線 of Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis III (24) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
LAST WEEK: Chargers lost to 巨人s 27-24 in OT; Vikings lost to Eagles 34-28.
CHARGERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (4), RUSH (5), PASS (11), SCORING (6)
CHARGERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (32), RUSH (15), PASS (32), SCORING (30)
VIKINGS OFFENSE: OVERALL (8), RUSH (32), PASS (2), SCORING (18)
VIKINGS DEFENSE: OVERALL (17), RUSH (29), PASS (8), SCORING (25)
TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Chargers 加える-2; Vikings minus-6.
CHARGERS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Justin Herbert can become the second-fastest passer in NFL history to reach 15,000 yards with 377 yards against the Vikings in what will be his 52nd 正規の／正選手-season game. Patrick Mahomes 攻撃する，衝突する that milestone in 49 games. Matthew Stafford got there in 53. Herbert also needs three more TD passes to 攻撃する，衝突する the 100 示す. If he gets there against the Vikings, he´d be the fourth-fastest player behind Mahomes (40 games), Dan Marino (44) and Kurt Warner (50).
VIKINGS PLAYER TO WATCH: WR Justin Jefferson can become the first receiver in NFL history with three straight 150-yard games to start a season. He leads the league with 309 yards. He also has 10 career 150-yard games, matching Lance Alworth for the most in a player´s first four years. With 150 yards, Jefferson would break Wes Welker´s 2011 記録，記録的な／記録する with the most receiving yards in history at the three-game 示す.
KEY MATCHUP: Vikings 不快な／攻撃 line vs. Chargers 防御の line and linebackers. The Vikings have a league-low 69 急ぐing yards and a league-high six fumbles lost, 含むing two （土地などの）細長い一片-解雇（する）s on QB Kirk Cousins. Chargers DE Joey Bosa had two 解雇（する）s against the 巨人s, his 11th career multi-解雇（する） game. Bosa has nine career （土地などの）細長い一片-解雇（する）s, and no player since he entered the league in 2016 has more.
KEY INJURIES: RB Austin Ekeler (ankle) and LB Eric Kendricks (hamstring) were sidelined for the Chargers' previous game. Neither player practiced on Wednesday. ... Vikings C Garrett Bradbury (支援する) 行方不明になるd the most 最近の game. LT Christian Darrisaw (ankle) was also held out, and OLB Marcus Davenport (ankle) was 限られた／立憲的な to four snaps. Neither Bradbury nor Davenport practiced on Wednesday. Darrisaw was 限られた／立憲的な.
SERIES NOTES: The Vikings have won three straight games, last losing to the Chargers in the 2011 season opener when they played in San Diego. ... This will be the first 正規の／正選手-season visit by the Chargers to U.S. Bank Stadium. They were the first preseason 対抗者 for the Vikings at the 発生地 that opened in 2016. ... Chargers WR Keenan Allen has 29 catches for 330 yards in three games against the Vikings. ... Vikings DL coach Chris Rumph's son, Chris Rumph II, is a backup DE for the Chargers.
STATS AND STUFF: Chargers coach Brandon Staley and Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell worked together with the Los Angeles 押し通すs in 2020, when Staley was 防御の 調整者／コーディネーター and O'Connell was 不快な／攻撃 調整者／コーディネーター. ... The Chargers are 0-2 for the first time since 2017, when they started 0-4. ... Allen has caught a pass in 60 straight games, the eighth-longest streak in club history. Antonio Gates (80) has the 記録，記録的な／記録する. ... Since entering the NFL in 2017, Chargers WR マイク Williams has seven TDs that gave his team the lead in either the fourth ４半期/4分の1 or overtime to match the league lead with Davante Adams and Josh Jacobs. ... Chargers DE Khalil Mack has 19 （土地などの）細長い一片-解雇（する）s since he entered the NFL in 2014, the second-most behind Chandler Jones (26) in that （期間が）わたる. ... Cousins can become the fifth player in history with at least 325 passing yards and two TD passes in three straight games to start a season, joining Tom Brady (2011), Ryan Fitzpatrick (2018), Patrick Mahomes (2019), Derek Carr (2021). ... Vikings WR Jordan Addison can become the fifth player in history with at least 50 receiving yards and a TD in each of his first three games, joining Ja´Marr Chase (2021), Terry McLaurin (2019), Louis Lipps (1984) and Billy Howton (1952). ... Vikings OLB Danielle Hunter is tied for the league lead with four 解雇（する）s. ... After setting an NFL 記録，記録的な／記録する by going 11-0 in games decided by eight points or より小数の in 2022, the Vikings have dropped three straight such contests, 含むing their プレーオフ loss last season.
FANTASY TIP: The Vikings gave up 259 急ぐing yards to the Eagles. If Ekeler is sidelined again, backup RB Joshua Kelley せねばならない be a good bet to start against a 攻撃を受けやすい 弁護. Kelley had 16 carries for 91 yards and a TD in the opener after Ekeler was 傷つける. He was 限られた／立憲的な to 39 yards on 13 急ぐs last week.
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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee 巨人s Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
