SAN DIEGO (9/11/11) – The San Diego Chargers rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit – and the loss of their placekicker on the opening play – to post a 24-17 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on the first Sunday of the 2011 NFL season.
Kevin Kugler and Mark Malone called the action for Westwood One.
(Percy Harvin returns the opening kick for a TD to give Minnesota a 7-0 lead)
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(Philip Rivers to Mike Tolbert 1-yd TD pass ties it at 7)
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(Donovan McNabb to Michael Jenkins 3-yd TD gives Minnesota a 17-7 lead)
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(Tolbert 7-yd run pulls Chargers to within 17-14)
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(Mike Scifres nails his first NFL field goal to tie the game at 17)
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(Rivers to Tolbert 19-yd TD gives San Diego its first lead 24-17)
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(Post-game recap from Westwood One’s Kevin Kugler and Mark Malone)
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