2025 Status
Head Coach: Jim Harbaugh (11-6 in one season with Chargers and 0-1 in postseason; 44-19-1 in four seasons with 49ers and 5-3 in postseason)
Key additions in free agency/via trade: Running back Najee Harris, receiver Mike Williams, tight end Tyler Conklin, offensive linemen Andre James and Mekhi Becton, cornerbacks Donte Jackson and Benjamin St-Juste, backup quarterbacks Taylor Heinicke and Trey Lance
Key departures in free agency/via trade: Running backs J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards, receivers DJ Chark and Josh Palmer, tight end Hayden Hurst, edge Joey Bosa, defensive linemen Poona Ford and Morgan Fox, cornerbacks Kristian Fulton and Asante Samuel, Jr.
First two selections of 2025 NFL Draft: RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina (R1, 22nd overall) and WR Tre Harris, Mississippi (R2, 55th overall)
Icebreaking Storyline
The Vikings will play the Chargers in Southern Cal for the third time since 2019 in a game that will pit Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy against his former college coach, Jim Harbaugh. Minnesota claimed the first meeting between the squads at SoFi Stadium with a 27-20 win in November 2021, but L.A. won its first appearance at U.S. Bank Stadium in 2023, hanging on for a 28-24 win secured by an interception in the end zone with less than 10 seconds remaining.