LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. CT | Minneapolis, Minn.
chargers defeat vikings on the road
The Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 28- 24, in Week 3. WR Keenan Allen, S Derwin James Jr., and DL Sebastian Joseph-Day were the game captains for the Chargers. The Bolts lost the toss and received the opening kickoff.
L.A. Chargers — 28 Minnesota—24
WR Keenan Allen finished the game with career highs in reception (18) and receiving yards (215), besting his own single- game franchise record with 16 receptions in 2020. The 18 grabs registered as his third-career game with 15-plus catches, the most by any player in NFL history. With a touchdown pass in the third quarter, Allen became the first player in NFL history to secure 15 receptions, 200 receiving yards and a passing touchdown in a single game. The receiving yardage output helped break the franchise record for most career receiving yards by a wide receiver (9,689) in Chargers history.
QB Justin Herbert set the NFL record for most pass completions through a player’s first four seasons (1,406) and has now attempted a franchise-best 213 passes without an interception. Herbert’s three touchdowns gave the fourth-year quarterback 100 passing touchdowns for his career, reaching the mark at 25 years, 198 days old and in career game No. 52, becoming the fourth-youngest and second-fastest player ever to reach 100 career passing scores. Herbert totaled his 11th career fourth- quarter comeback, the second-most by any QB in the NFL since he entered the league in 2020.
Defensively, the Bolts held Minnesota to four-of-14 (28.5 pct.) on third down, allowing zero third-down conversions in the first half. On the game’s opening defensive possession, the Bolts defense got off the field after S Alohi Gilman stripped the ball, giving the Chargers offense possession at the 21-yard line. The defense totaled four sacks of QB Kirk Cousins, including takedowns from OLB Joey Bosa, OLB Tuli Tuipulotu, DL Morgan Fox and DL Sebastian Joseph-Day. Bosa now has a team-leading three sacks on the season. LB Kenneth Murray Jr. helped secured the victory for Los Angeles with a fourth- quarter, fourth-down interception with 0:07 remaining in regulation.
herbert continues to set records
QB Justin Herbert completed a career-high 40 passes on 47 attempts (85.1 pct.) for a career-high 405 yards and three interceptions
