The Los Angeles Chargers and Minnesota Vikings kick off NFL Week 8 on "Thursday Night Football." Here's everything you need to know for tonight's game

Minnesota quarterback Carson Wentz was placed on injured reserve by the Vikings on Monday with expectations he will miss the remainder of the 2025 season following left shoulder surgery.Multiple reports say Wentz has played through a dislocated shoulder with a torn labrum and fractured socket for the past three weeks and will have season-ending surgery.

The NFL is handing out a punishment to one Minnesota Vikings player right after the brutal Los Angeles Chargers matchup.

NFL Week 8 kicks off when the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers meet on Thursday Night Football tonight. TNF start time, TV schedule and how to watch

The Chargers led wire-to-wire, outgaining the Vikings by a massive disparity of 419 yards to 164. Justin Herbert was the standout performer, throwing for 227 yards and three touchdowns, and adding 62 yards on the ground.

Court records say former NFL running back Adrian Peterson was asleep behind the wheel of his SUV at a suburban Houston gas station before he was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy gets blunt words ahead of the Detroit Lions game after the injury to Carson Wentz.

Maybe the most jarring is how disappointing the Vikings have been in this area since coach Kevin O’Connell arrived in 2022. They have passed on 68.1 percent of these downs and distances, the most of any team in the NFL over that span. They’ve had a 20 percent higher conversion rate when running than when throwing.