Double team him? Sure. But that doesn't take Justin Jefferson out of any game. And that's why the Vikings are playing for the NFC on Sunday.
The Minnesota Vikings need to reboot their passing attack for the playoffs. Sam Darnold struggled in the regular-season-ending 31-9 loss to the Detroit Lions that cemented the Vikings as a wild-card team and not a division winner.
Some top wideouts are prima donnas, but Jefferson's teammates see him as a "down to earth" superstar who "is doing it the right way."
Lions rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold gave Vikings superstar Justin Jefferson all the bulletin board material he needs ahead of primetime.
Lions cornerback Amik Robertson has great respect for receivers like Justin Jefferson, but he refuses to fear them. That confidence shined Sunday.
Justin Jefferson and the Minnesota Vikings took on the Detroit Lions on "Sunday Night Football" to close out the regular season in Week 18. During the primetime matchup, Jefferson made NFL history, showcasing his talent ahead of the playoffs.
Jefferson was held to three receptions on nine targets for 54 yards in Sunday's 31-9 blowout loss to Detroit. Jefferson had an uncharacteristically poor game which featured several drops (one of which hit him in the hands in the end zone) en route to his worst catch rate of the season (33 percent).
Here are five takeaways from the Vikings’ 31-9 loss to the Lions. There’s no way around it: In the biggest game of his career to this point, quarterback Sam Darnold was completely consumed by the moment. He seemed rattled from the first time he touched the ball and only completed 18 of 41 passes for 166 yards.
The Detroit Lions will be the 1 seed in the NFC playoffs after beating the Minnesota Vikings. Check out the recap from Ford Field.
"They tried to bury me, say I was this, I was too small, this and that. But you can’t bury what comes from the dirt."
He doesn't think it's the reason why the Vikings lost on Sunday night, but Justin Jefferson believes the Lions' defensive backs should've been called for more penalties in the game. Detroit played very physically in man coverage all night,