Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson emerged as one of the NFL's top players in his third season and pulled off a stunning catch in the crunch of the team's win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
Near the end of the game on the 4th and 18th, Kirk Cousins found Jefferson screaming from the sidelines. The pass was so high that Jefferson could barely catch it with one hand and knocked the ball down on the first pass to extend the pass. Somehow, even though cornerback Cam Lewis was grabbing the football with two hands, he managed to grab the ball.
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Justin Jefferson #18 of the Minnesota Vikings catches the ball in front of Cam Lewis #39 of the Buffalo Bills during the fourth quarter at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on November 13, 2022.
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Somehow Justin Jefferson pulled it off against the Buffalo Bills.
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Jefferson's incredible catch helped Minnesota get to the goal line, but the offense would stall. It took a few different quirks for the Vikings to win, including a Josh Allen fumble in his own end zone, Eric Kendricks recovering it, and then Patrick Peterson's in overtime. intercept.
“Just as my body was going up, he caught the ball in his hands and I got the ball out of his hands, and the whole game was crazy,” Jefferson said via the team's website after the game. “But it started off the O line and the block gave Kirk enough time to get a chance to play, but it wasn't just me. It was a collective win. A lot of people played a lot in this win. I Nice to go 8-1.
Justin Jefferson saved the driver's life.
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Justin Jefferson's incredible game gives Vikings victory over Bills in chaotic overtime thriller
“It feels like it's unreal, it feels like a movie,” he added, via The Star Tribune. “I tell everybody what that means is, this is our season, we're going to win, we're going to the Super Bowl. We've got to keep going.”
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson, #18, catches a deep pass in overtime of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, November 13, 2022 in Orchard Park, New York Cornerback Cam Lewis, #39.
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Jefferson had 10 catches for 193 yards. He caught the ball all the way for touchdowns in the first quarter. It was the fifth time he crossed the 100-yard mark and the third time he had 10 or more passes. It was the third time he ran for 150 yards or more.
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In the first three seasons in NFL history, he surpassed Randy Moss and Odell Beckham Jr. for the most receiving yards by a player with at least 150 yards. Jefferson now has seven. He also tied Beckham and Lance Alworth for the fewest games with at least 4,000 receiving yards. He has 4,076 receiving yards in 42 games.
