Carson Wentz will make his fifth straight start at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, with J.J. McCarthy lacking time in a shortened week to keep building up his sprained right ankle.

The Vikings have been without quarterback J.J. McCarthy ever since he suffered an ankle injury in Week 2. With McCarthy sidelined, Carson Wentz has taken over as Minnesota's starting quarterback.

Carson Wentz and the Minnesota Vikings head to SoFi Stadium on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET to take on the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 8 after he threw for 313 yards in his most recent game. Wentz is currently listed on this week's injury report (full participation in practice, shoulder). His game status was not designated on the latest report.

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Receiver Jordan Addison slipped free over the middle for a 25-yard gain, and then turned around standout cornerback Quinyon Mitchell on the ensuing play for another 20-yard pickup. On the latter, Addison faked an inside move before cutting to the right sideline to haul in a pass to set Minnesota up in the red zone.

Hurts was the calm throughout the game. It went far beyond Hurts' "perfect game," when he became just the third QB in Eagles' history with a perfect passer rating of 158.3, completing 19 of 23 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles' 28-22 win over Wentz and the Vikings on Oct. 19.

Running back Aaron Jones returned to practice as he works his way back from a hamstring injury. He was limited. Fullback C.J. Ham (hand) and offensive lineman Brian O'Neill (knee) remained out of practice, and running back Zavier Scott (wrist) and linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel (neck) still were limited.

Eagles DC Vic Fangio praised Jalen Carter for setting up Jalyx Hunt’s pick-six that doomed Carson Wentz and the Vikings in their Week 7 loss.