T.J. Hockenson Week 8 Preview vs. the Chargers

T.J. Hockenson will be up against the eighth-best passing defense in the NFL when his Minnesota Vikings play the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 8, on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Hockenson has a 196-yard season thus far (32.7 yards per game), with one touchdown. He has reeled in 25 balls on 33 targets.

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Hockenson vs. the Chargers

• Hockenson vs the Chargers (since 2021): 1 GP / 7 REC YPG / 0 REC TD
• Los Angeles has allowed only one opposing receiver to amass 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2025 season.
• Seven players have caught a TD pass against the Chargers this year.
• Los Angeles has not allowed an opposing receiver to record more than one TD grab against it on the season.
• The 192.3 passing yards the Chargers allow per outing makes them the eighth-ranked pass defense in the league this season.
• The Chargers have the No. 2 defense in the NFL in passing TDs allowed, conceding seven this season (one per game).

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Hockenson Receiving Insights

• In the receiving game, Hockenson has gone over on his receiving yards prop bet in 66.7% of his games (four of six).
• Hockenson has received 17.6% of his team's 188 passing attempts this season (33 targets).
• He has 196 receiving yards on 33 targets to rank 110th in NFL play with 5.9 yards per target.
• Hockenson has had a touchdown catch in one of six games this season. He had only one TD in that game.
• He has scored one of his team's 13 offensive touchdowns this season (7.7%).
• Hockenson (seven red zone targets) has been targeted 19.4% of the time in the red zone (36 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Hockenson's Recent Performance