Regular Season Week 7: Chargers at Vikings
October 18, 2026 70° Minnesota Stadium
Attendance: 54,337 (75%)
Chargers 3 7 3 3 - 16
Vikings 3 3 6 0 - 12
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Chargers: 4-2-MIN 30 (11:55) 7-Richard Howery 48 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 0 SDC 3
(Qtr 1) Vikings: 4-9-SDC 33 (8:11) 11-Wendell Myers 51 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 3 SDC 3
(Qtr 2) Vikings: 4-2-SDC 29 (9:07) 11-Wendell Myers 47 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 6 SDC 3
(Qtr 2) Chargers: 1-6-MIN 6 (1:23) 12-Robert Beard pass complete to 19-Thomas Hauser for 6 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Richard Howery. MIN 6 SDC 10
(Qtr 3) Vikings: 4-6-SDC 32 (13:05) 11-Wendell Myers 50 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 9 SDC 10
(Qtr 3) Vikings: 4-5-SDC 24 (11:36) 11-Wendell Myers 42 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 12 SDC 10
(Qtr 3) Chargers: 4-6-MIN 6 (2:02) 7-Richard Howery 24 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 12 SDC 13
(Qtr 4) Chargers: 4-10-MIN 22 (8:14) 7-Richard Howery 41 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 12 SDC 16
Team Statistics
Vikings Chargers
First Downs 12 12
- Rushing 2 2
- Passing 7 8
- Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 201 250
- Offensive Plays 70 62
- Yards Per Play 2.87 4.03
Net Rushing Yards 49 54
- Rushing Attempts 18 24
- Yards Per Rush 2.72 2.25
Net Passing Yards 152 196
- Att/Comp/Int 50 / 32 / 1 36 / 23 / 3
- Gross Passing Yards 169 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 17 2 / 14
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.92 5.16
- Yards Per Completion 5.28 9.13
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 2 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 17 3 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 2 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 31 6 / 33
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 34 1 / 10
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 80 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 3 / 1 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:19 28:41
Drive Charts
Vikings
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:19 OWN 25 3 4 Fumble
1 11:51 3:45 OWN 22 9 44 Field Goal
1 2:39 1:33 OWN 9 3 5 Punt
2 13:23 1:35 OWN 13 3 6 Punt
2 10:37 1:33 OPP 37 3 8 Field Goal
2 8:04 2:07 OWN 23 3 4 Punt
2 1:21 1:04 OWN 25 6 41 Missed FG
3 14:56 1:55 OPP 36 3 4 Field Goal
3 12:56 1:24 OPP 28 3 5 Field Goal
3 10:05 1:29 OPP 43 3 7 Punt
3 7:47 3:01 OWN 44 5 1 Punt
3 1:59 1:37 OWN 27 3 6 Punt
4 12:44 2:25 OWN 46 5 7 Interception
4 8:10 6:17 OWN 21 14 60 Downs
4 0:52 0:15 OWN 34 4 13 Downs
Chargers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:41 1:50 OPP 38 3 8 Field Goal
1 8:07 5:27 OWN 25 8 29 Punt
1 1:06 2:43 OWN 40 5 9 Punt
2 11:48 1:11 OWN 27 3 8 Fumble
2 9:04 1:00 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
2 5:56 4:36 OWN 36 11 64 Touchdown
2 0:17 0:17 OWN 41 3 8 Half
3 15:00 0:04 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
3 13:01 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
3 11:32 1:27 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
3 8:36 0:49 OWN 8 3 2 Punt
3 4:46 2:46 OWN 24 4 70 Field Goal
3 0:22 2:38 OWN 23 5 27 Interception
4 10:19 2:09 OWN 42 5 36 Field Goal
4 1:54 1:02 OWN 19 3 6 Punt
4 0:37 0:37 OPP 40 1 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Vikings
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#49 Ronald Land 14 40 2.86 19 2 0
#49 Adam Turner 2 9 4.50 10 1 0
#44 Ivor Stallard 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#8 Kristopher Calhoun 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Chargers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#41 James Goodman 16 33 2.06 15 1 0
#30 Jeff Robertson 5 20 4.00 10 1 0
#32 Gary Marin 2 1 0.50 1 0 0
#12 Robert Beard 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Vikings
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#10 Dominic Turner 50 32 169 2 / 17 0 14 1 61.17
Chargers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Robert Beard 36 23 210 2 / 14 1 66 3 54.17
Receiving Stats
Vikings
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#15 Desmond Rodriguez 7 43 6.14 12 0
#49 Ronald Land 8 30 3.75 14 0
#1 Joseph Lang 3 27 9.00 11 0
#84 Herman Gaines 5 22 4.40 7 0
#80 James Wilson 3 17 5.67 7 0
#49 Adam Turner 2 17 8.50 13 0
#44 Ivor Stallard 4 13 3.25 5 0
Chargers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Donald Guzzi 1 66 66.00 66 0
#89 Alfred McElligott 9 63 7.00 14 0
#85 Christopher Jang 3 34 11.33 21 0
#32 Gary Marin 3 24 8.00 15 0
#19 Thomas Hauser 2 11 5.50 6 1
#41 James Goodman 4 6 1.50 5 0
#30 Jeff Robertson 1 6 6.00 6 0
Blocking Stats
Vikings
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#75 Brian Roddy 57 25 1 1
#67 Giuseppe Cook 63 32 1 3
#84 Herman Gaines 13 17 0 1
#80 James Wilson 0 12 0 0
#63 James Dechant 60 32 0 0
#15 Desmond Rodriguez 0 10 0 1
#71 William Douthit 63 24 0 0
#63 Hugo Meyer 52 31 0 1
#1 Joseph Lang 0 10 0 0
#44 Ivor Stallard 37 19 0 1
#49 Ronald Land 20 5 0 1
#67 William Scheerer 0 5 0 0
#62 Daniel Allen 0 6 0 0
#90 Christopher James 0 5 0 1
#29 Josef Glenn 0 7 0 0
#32 Daniel Sanchez 0 6 0 3
#60 Henry Gomez 0 6 0 0
#37 James Mayer 0 7 0 2
#90 Rod Perry 0 4 0 0
#74 Albert Turner 4 8 0 0
#49 Adam Turner 15 6 0 0
#82 Marion Boggess 11 10 0 0
#76 Kent Brandt 10 0 0 0
#51 Michael Bottom 0 4 0 0
#39 Johnny Vanness 0 2 0 1
#67 Morris Farrell 1 0 0 0
#65 Alan Roth 0 1 0 0
#54 Rusty Huber 0 1 0 0
#11 James Neff 0 1 0 0
#8 Kristopher Calhoun 1 0 0 0
Chargers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Charles Meyer 27 12 1 1
#50 Arron Bradford 48 27 1 4
#99 Zachary Boutte 4 2 0 0
#43 Robert Stokes 0 1 0 0
#45 Frederick Shepard 0 2 0 1
#73 Stephen Archer 46 30 0 1
#72 Steven Tew 48 32 0 0
#52 James Williams 48 29 0 1
#19 Thomas Hauser 0 7 0 0
#85 Christopher Jang 3 21 0 4
#88 Chris Johnson 5 14 0 0
#55 Tim Wade 5 1 0 0
#75 Gary Lewis 32 22 0 1
#82 Donald Guzzi 0 12 0 0
#41 James Goodman 10 7 0 0
#30 Jeff Robertson 7 8 0 0
#32 Gary Marin 18 15 0 0
#89 Alfred McElligott 0 13 0 0
#32 Kevin Williams 4 2 0 0
#16 Charles Smith 0 1 0 0
#62 David Joyce 0 1 0 0
#90 Jaime Hill 0 1 0 0
#77 Troy Hunt 0 1 0 0
#96 Henry Lemaster 0 1 0 0
#83 Charles Pruitt 0 1 0 0
#81 Earl Huang 0 1 0 0
#21 Charles Morales 0 1 0 0
#67 Samuel Berube 0 1 0 1
#20 James Rosson 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Vikings
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#90 Rod Perry 2 1 0.50 0
#90 Christopher James 1 0 0.00 0
Chargers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#58 David Barone 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Vikings
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#84 Herman Gaines 1 0 0 0
#90 Christopher James 0 1 0 0
#60 Henry Gomez 0 0 1 0
#37 James Mayer 0 0 1 0
Chargers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#32 Gary Marin 1 0 0 0
#85 Christopher Jang 1 1 0 0
#39 Jordan Ross 0 1 1 0
Punting
Vikings
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#4 Ruben Green 6 213 35.50 40.17 53 1
Chargers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Drew Schoen 6 269 44.83 39.50 49 2
Kicking
Vikings
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#11 Wendell Myers 4 / 5 4 / 5 2 / 3 51 0 / 0
Chargers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Richard Howery 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 48 1 / 1
Punt Return
Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 James Wilson 3 34 11.3 20 0
Chargers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Thomas Hauser 1 10 10.0 10 0
Kick Return
Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#15 Desmond Rodriguez 3 80 26.7 0
Chargers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Vikings
Name Tackles Sacks
#37 James Mayer 9 0
#51 Michael Bottom 7 0
#90 Christopher James 6 0
#32 Daniel Sanchez 4 0
#90 Rod Perry 3 0
#39 Johnny Vanness 3 0
#67 William Scheerer 3 1
#26 Jerry Brewington 3 0
#74 Albert Turner 2 1
#53 Bryan Thornton 2 0
#84 Herman Gaines 1 0
#29 Josef Glenn 1 0
#60 Henry Gomez 1 0
#91 William Johnson 1 0
#62 Daniel Allen 1 0
#75 Brian Roddy 1 0
Chargers
Name Tackles Sacks
#58 David Barone 13 0
#21 Charles Morales 11 0
#99 Zachary Boutte 6 0
#39 Jordan Ross 6 0
#43 Robert Stokes 5 0
#45 Frederick Shepard 4 0
#55 Tim Wade 3 2
#29 Levi Reeder 2 0
#59 Jason Garrett 2 0
#64 Charles Meyer 1 0
#67 Samuel Berube 1 0
#41 James Goodman 1 0
#73 Stephen Archer 1 0
#82 Donald Guzzi 1 0
#16 Charles Smith 1 0
#91 Agustin Newkirk 1 0
#32 Kevin Williams 1 0