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The Indianapolis Colts are No. 1 in the NFL in several key statistics. The Tennessee Titans are last in the league in many of those same areas.
The injuries have piled up, as we said, but some players are making progress in their return, or have returned altogether. Here is how the injuries and practice status shook down in the report the team released on Wednesday:
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Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers: Second Quarter Recap and Third Quarter Discussion
The Chargers had the ball to start the second quarter, and they wasted little time adding to their lead as they got a 3-yard touchdown run from Kimani Vidal to extend their lead to 14-0 just two minutes into the second quarter.
The Chargers showed a captive audience on Thursday Night Football what their response would be with a dominating performance over the Vikings. The Chargers played inspired, tough football. The throwback to the Super Chargers may help spark Los Angeles to regain momentum heading into the back half of the season.
Justin Herbert threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns, and the Los Angeles Chargers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 37-10 on Thursday night, ending a skid of three losses in four games that knocked them from atop the AFC West.
The touchdown was the first NFL score on the ground for Vidal, who entered the game with two touchdown receptions in his career. On Thursday night, Vidal scored on a 3-yard run as the Chargers took a 14-0 lead with 13:08 left in the first half.
Behind 117 rushing yards from Kimani Vidal and three touchdown passes from Justin Herbert, Los Angeles cruised to a 37–10 win over Minnesota to improve to 5–3 on the season. It was a needed response for coach Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers after they suffered a 38–24 loss in Week 7 to the Colts.
Minnesota Vikings QB Carson Wentz reveals he played through ‘a lot of pain’ in loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.