The Minnesota Viking suffered another disappointing loss on Sunday. The team had brief leads in the 2nd and 4th quarters, but were playing catch up for most of the day. 

Most frustratingly, the Vikings had a perfect chance to win the game. After the Chargers were stopped on 4th-and-short, the Vikings gained possession at the LAC 24-yard line. The Vikings had a minute-and-a-half to go just 24 yards for the win, but instead, the drive  and game ended with an interception.

There are plenty of negatives to point out, with a few positives. Let's get right into it. 

The Good: The passing offense

Once again, Kirk Cousins threw for over 300 yards and 3 TDs, and once again, it didn’t matter. Justin Jefferson had another fantastic game, finishing with seven catches for 149 yards and 1 TD. This type of performance is expected from Jefferson at this point. 

TJ Hockenson and Jordan Addison also had big days, and Josh Oliver got his first TD as a Viking. The Vikings' passing attack continues to be great every week. When will the rest of the team catch up? 

The Bad: Turnovers

Once again, the Vikings lost the turnover on Sunday. The Chargers lost one fumbled, while the Vikings lost a fumble and threw one INT. The Vikings’ turnover differential is now -7, tied for the worst mark in the league. It’s very difficult to win games when you can’t stop turning the ball over and your defense doesn’t force turnovers. 

TJ Hockenson had an otherwise good game that will be overshadowed by his miscues. Hockenson had a costly fumble that stalled a promising drive, and then tipped a ball at the end of the game that ended up becoming a game-sealing INT. It's safe say if the Vikings had even two less turnovers this year, they'd likely have at least one win. 

The Ugly: The secondary

The secondary allowed Justin Herbert to complete 40/47 passes for 405 yards and 3 TDs. Keenan Allen had a whopping 18 catches for 215 yards. For the record, Allen is now tied for the third-most catches in a single game in NFL history. 

The secondary looked improved through the first two weeks, but this is as bad of a step back as a unit could possibly take. Byron Murphy Jr. and Mekhi Blackmon both had PFF grades below 55. Akayleb Evans had an "okay" day, relatively speaking, but inexplicably handed Josh Palmer a TD on a ball that easily could have been intercepted. All around, this was a terrible day for the secondary. The front couldn't get any pressure on Herbert, and the QB was able to sit back and slice up the defense.

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