A cross-conference battle kicks off NFL Week 8 as the Los Angeles Chargers host the Minnesota Vikings on 'Thursday Night Football' at 8:15 p.m. ET. NFL player props figure to center on the passing games,

Here is how you can watch the Vikings take on the Chargers in Week 8 as they look to bounce back from a loss to the Eagles.

Behind 117 rushing yards from Kimani Vidal and three touchdown passes from Justin Herbert, Los Angeles cruised to a 37–10 win over Minnesota to improve to 5–3 on the season. It was a needed response for coach Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers after they suffered a 38–24 loss in Week 7 to the Colts.

The Los Angeles Chargers improved to 5-3 with their win over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday Night Football, and they're sitting just behind the Denver Broncos, who are 5-2. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs are still very much in the mix at 4-3.

Kris Rhim is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Kris covers the Los Angeles Chargers, including coach Jim Harbaugh's franchise-altering first season ( In Kris' free time, he lives his NBA dreams at men's leagues across Los Angeles.

The iconic play-by-play announcer said he had to clean up his "mess" after being confronted by the NFL during Thursday night’s game.

But the NFL replay center's decision to overturn an early pick-six by Minnesota's Isaiah Rodgers led to a 14-point swing that sent the game spiraling out of control for the visiting team. Just four minutes into the contest,