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.

One of Vikings superstar Justin Jefferson's oldest rivals, Lions cornerback Amik Robertson promised there'd be no cozy reunion in Week 18. The post Justin Jefferson’s High School Rival Promises ‘Smoke’ in Vikings-Lions Clash appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Justin Jefferson experienced a championship run with the LSU Tigers in 2019. The star Vikings receiver sees parallels with that legendary club and Minnesota's run this year.

The NFL season has come down to this. There is just one more week of regular season action left, meaning that the playoffs are just around the corner. Some teams already know their fate, either as a playoff team or as an organization that needs to rebuild and re-tool in the offseason.

The Minnesota Vikings are heading into their biggest game of the season on Sunday when they travel to Detroit for a showdown with the Lions on "Sunday Night

“He is a special one. He’s my type of guy,” Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn said. “I think he’s one of the toughest guys playing in that position. He’s an old-school player, in my opinion. It’s almost like a defensive guy playing receiver.”

The Vikings have become one of the league's elite teams and Justin Jefferson thinks that they can be a championship team.

Justin Jefferson knows a thing or two about championship teams. And he currently sees parallels between two of the teams for which he has played. After Sunday’s come-from-behind, 27-24 win over the Seahawks, Jefferson compared the 2024 Vikings to the 2019 LSU Tigers. The latter won the national championship.

The 14-2 Minnesota Vikings are entering one of their biggest games in recent memory as they prepare for a massive showdown with the Detroit Lions at Ford Field

Mike Florio and Chris Simms piece together why it’s in Justin Jefferson’s best interest to have the Vikings offense to share the ball around, rather than always going to him.