INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — It’s not just the short week that has the Los Angeles Chargers and Minnesota Vikings feeling lousy going into their Thursday night showdown, but it certainly starts there.

“It’s a physical grind. It’s a mental grind,” Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz said of the quick turnaround. “I don’t think anybody goes from playing one game on Sunday to Thursday and actually feels good. It’s just, ‘How good can you get yourself feeling?’”

Whoever comes out on top in a showdown of staggered underachievers should certainly be feeling a lot better going into the weekend.

The Chargers (4-3) have lost three of their past four games, in part because of an injury-riddled offensive line. The Vikings (3-3) have already dropped as many games through seven weeks as they did during the

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