Watching the NFL is never boring. Both because the game of football is entertaining but also because it’s incredibly unpredictable. No matter how many games fans watch each week, it seems like something crazy and unexpected happens. With the Chicago Bears not playing on Sunday, fans had a chance to catch other games on the schedule. No doubt they caught the barn burner that happened between the Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens. If they were paying attention, then wide receiver Justin Jefferson stood out. For a number of reasons.
First of all, he had a solid game, catching three passes for 69 yards and a touchdown. However, the highlight of the day came late in the 1st quarter. On 3rd and 1 from their own 15, Dalvin Cook took a handoff and broke into the open field. As the Ravens defense tried to corral him, cameras spotted Jefferson screaming into the frame to make a block for his teammate. That in itself isn’t anything big. No, it was the way Jefferson went in that has people baffled and laughing in equal measure.
What even is that?
It looks like he’s an old school cartoon character winding up his arm to throw a huge punch. Nothing about that entire sequence was normal. Can’t say it didn’t work. The run eventually led to a Vikings touchdown later in the drive. The game itself became a classic shootout between the two teams, going to overtime tied at 31-31. Justin Jefferson wasn’t able to do much at that point as Minnesota went three-and-out in their only offensive opportunity despite the defense getting a huge interception of Lamar Jackson.
Baltimore ended up driving down the field and winning the game on a 36-yard field goal by Justin Tucker. That pushed Minnesota to a 3-5 record on the year. All five losses have been by seven points or fewer. A pretty brutal way to endure the first half of a season. Not that Bears fans are complaining of course.
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