Minnesota Vikings24–28Los Angeles Chargers

Total yards: Minnesota Vikings 497, Los Angeles Chargers 484. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Minnesota Vikings 367, Los Angeles Chargers 454. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Minnesota Vikings 130, Los Angeles Chargers 30. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Minnesota Vikings 22, Los Angeles Chargers 24. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Minnesota Vikings 1.0, Los Angeles Chargers 4.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Minnesota Vikings 5, Los Angeles Chargers 14. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Minnesota Vikings 2, Los Angeles Chargers 5. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Minnesota Vikings 1, Los Angeles Chargers 2. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Minnesota Vikings 6, Los Angeles Chargers 12. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Minnesota Vikings 45, Los Angeles Chargers 94. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Minnesota Vikings 1.4, Los Angeles Chargers 25.5. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

Rushing EPA: Minnesota Vikings 4.5, Los Angeles Chargers -8.2. The same for the running game.