Jefferson aggressively tossed his helmet onto its perch. Quarterbacks coach Josh McCown approached him in an attempt at consolation, but Jefferson stood alone and simmered by himself toward the locker room. It was halftime at SoFi Stadium. The tipping point had been reached.

Chargers' Oronde Gadsden is 2nd in NFL history for rookie tight end record originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Sometimes, a rookie will put up a huge game and then sort of vanish the following week.

The Los Angeles Chargers picked up a much-needed win on a short week, defeating the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night to move to 5-3. Help was on the way for the offensive line, as the Bolts regained Joe Alt to provide more protection for Justin Herbert.

Thursday night's victory felt like an emphatic end to a troublesome stretch — not just because the Chargers won, but how they won.

Two defensive stops lead to two touchdowns to start the game and the Chargers roll to a 37-10 win, their widest margin of victory this season.

Catching passes from Justin Herbert is a full circle moment for Los Angeles Chargers rookie tight end Oronde Gadsden II.

Justin Herbert throws three touchdown passes as the Los Angeles Chargers return to winning ways with a 37-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

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.