This article was originally published on www.si.com as Carson Wentz Apologized to Vikings Equipment Staff for Slamming Helmet on Sideline. It was a tough night for Carson Wentz.

Minnesota Vikings QB Carson Wentz showed plenty of emotion on the sidelines in a "TNF" loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

It seems like the Minnesota Vikings are being extra cautious with second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy's ankle injury. He did not play on Thursday night, marking the fifth game in a row that McCarthy was sidelined.

It wasn't a bad dream. It really happened, and it was arguably the worst performance of Wentz's 10-year career.

The league can thank the Minnesota Vikings for that one, as they were blown out by the Los Angeles Chargers is a game that appeared to be a bigger blowout than the 37-10 final score indicated. The Chargers had 419 yards of offense while the Vikings ended up with just 164. Los Angeles averaged 6.0 yards per play while Minnesota averaged 3.9.

Prime Video color commentator Kirk Herbstreit made a head-scratching comment towards the end of Thursday night's game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers. After a turnover on downs for the Vikings,

Sadly, this was almost predictable but Carson Wentz was not 100% on Thursday night and it showed. This sets up Minnesota for the return of J.J. McCarthy.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz darts a 10-yard pass to wide receiver Justin Jefferson for a sideline snag.