The Minnesota Vikings beat the Los Angeles Chargers 27-20 on Nov 14, 2021 at SoFi Stadium.
Final · SoFi Stadium
Top performers
- Kirk Cousins threw for 294 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Vikings.
- Dalvin Cook ran for 94 yards on 24 carries.
- Justin Herbert threw for 195 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Chargers.
- Austin Ekeler ran for 44 yards on 11 carries.
Minnesota Vikings box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 24 | 94 | 1 | 12 |
| Kirk Cousins | 4 | -3 | 0 | 4 |
| Justin Jefferson | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 |
| Team | 29 | 87 | 1 | 12 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 9 | 11 | 143 | 0 | 27 |
| Adam Thielen | 5 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 19 |
| Dalvin Cook | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 15 |
| Tyler Conklin | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| K.J. Osborn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 29 | 243 | 2 | 27 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Kendricks | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Bynum | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Lynch | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Woods | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Vigil | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Dye | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Jones II | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Metellus | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 28 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Los Angeles Chargers box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Ekeler | 11 | 44 | 0 | 9 |
| Justin Herbert | 2 | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 13 | 66 | 0 | 17 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Allen | 8 | 11 | 98 | 0 | 26 |
| Mike Williams | 4 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 11 |
| Joshua Palmer | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| Austin Ekeler | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| Jared Cook | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 19 | 30 | 178 | 1 | 26 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derwin James Jr. | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyzir White | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alohi Gilman | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Bosa | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Tillery | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linval Joseph | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Uchenna Nwosu | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyler Fackrell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amen Ogbongbemiga | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Niemann | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cole Christiansen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 50 | 35 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Vikings · 2021 season · Previous Nov 7, 2021: MIN 31, BAL 34 · Next Nov 21, 2021: GB 31, MIN 34
- Chargers · 2021 season · Previous Nov 7, 2021: LAC 27, PHI 24 · Next Nov 21, 2021: PIT 37, LAC 41