The Thursday games were too good to be true, as the NFL was bound to get a clunker sooner or later.

The league can thank the Minnesota Vikings for that one, as they were blown out by the Los Angeles Chargers is a game that appeared to be a bigger blowout than the 37-10 final score indicated . The Chargers had 419 yards of offense while the Vikings ended up with just 164. Los Angeles averaged 6.0 yards per play while Minnesota averaged 3.9.

This wasn't a game to remember for the Vikings, who fall to 3-4 for the seaosn. The Chargers got back on the right track, advancing to 5-3 after losing three of the previous four games. Los Angeles needed a "get right" game and Minnesota provided that.

While a blowout victory doesn't have a lot of storylines, there's always room for overreacti

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