EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have a short week ahead of them, with the visiting Minnesota Vikings in town on Thursday. All the better for them to forget about their third loss in four games.

The team that opened the season with three consecutive victories over division opponents has fallen out of first in the AFC West. The Chargers have little time to dwell on what went wrong during a 38-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

“From our whole team — courage, fight, our guys never quit,” coach Jim Harbaugh said. “That’s the big thing I take away. We’re going to need all that fight, all that courage on a short week.”

Injuries have decimated the Chargers in the early going this season. They were without offensive linemen Joe Alt and Trey Pipkins against the Colts

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