Justin Jefferson makes history with huge performance in Thursday Night Football
It was an overall frustrating game for the Minnesota Vikings, who lost on Thursday night to the Philadelphia Eagles to fall to 0-2 on the season.
But former LSU star Justin Jefferson shined for the Vikings in the road loss. He caught 11 passes for 159 yards, a final stat line that allowed him to make history.
Jefferson became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 5,000 yards, doing so in just his 52nd game, which tied a mark set by Lance Alworth back in the 1960s.
It’s the second-straight week that Jefferson has reached 150 yards as he had nine catches for that yardage total exactly in a Week 1 loss to Tampa Bay.
Justin Jefferson caught 11 passes for 159 yards last night, tying him with Lance Alworth as the fastest player to reach 5,000 career receiving yards. 👏#SKOL #NFLTwitter pic.twitter.com/n3114cuW6p
— SportsGridTV (@SportsGridTV) September 15, 2023
Jefferson is the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year, coming off a huge year for Minnesota in which he led the league in receptions (128) and yards (1,809). He was also a finalist for the NFL’s MVP award last season.
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