"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."
Lions cornerback Amik Robertson has great respect for receivers like Justin Jefferson, but he refuses to fear them. That confidence shined Sunday.
Catch up on all the Minnesota Vikings news heading into Sunday's matchup with the Detroit Lions at Ford Field.
The Detroit Lions soundly defeated the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night to win the NFC North and secure the No. 1 seed in the conference. Justin Jefferson thinks the refs helped them out.
Justin Jefferson has smashed all kinds of NFL receiving records over his first five seasons. He was just voted as an unanimous selection for first team All-Pro.
The Detroit Lions got a huge win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night and clinched the first seed in the NFC and won their second straight division title. Cornerback Amik Robertson was a huge part of that.
Vikings star Justin Jefferson made a statement on his perference whether to keep quarterback Sam Darnold or move onto J.J. McCarthy
Justin Jefferson joined a short list of elite receivers during the first half of Sunday’s game against the Lions.
"Clearly they had a — it was a physical game on the outside, there was a lot of challenging, guys coming up and playing man-to-man," Kevin O'Connell said. "It was a physical game and required some pretty detailed pitching and catching and also execution of our offense against certain looks, and we just seemed to be a play away for much of the day."
The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings are squaring off in what is being viewed as one of the biggest regular season games of all time. The winner claims the division and the NFC's top seed in the playoffs, while the loser will be forced to play a road game.
The Lions were led by a cast of many on defense including cornerback Amik Robertson, who held star Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson to three catches for 54 yards on the evening. The Lions harassed quarterback Sam Darnold into 18-for-41 passing for 166 yards and no touchdowns as they took control late.
Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson didn't exactly offer a ringing endorsement of Sam Darnold when asked about the team's quarterback situation for