Vikings WR Justin Jefferson takes shot at Saints DB Marshon Lattimore with Allen Iverson meme

Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson did work in London on Sunday.

Within the 28-25 win over the New Orleans Saints at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jefferson caught 10 passes for 147 yards. He additionally ran for a landing. It was the primary time since 2016 {that a} participant had 120 yards receiving and a dashing rating and Jefferson’s sixteenth profession 100-yard receiving recreation. In response to ESPN Stats and Data, solely Randy Moss and Odell Beckham Jr. have had extra 100-yard video games (19) of their first three seasons.

For a lot of the sport, Jefferson was matched up towards Saints Professional Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore. Let’s simply say Jefferson gained the matchup. In response to Professional Soccer Focus, Jefferson was focused 10 occasions with Lattimore masking him. He had seven catches, 5 of which went for 10 or extra yards. A kind of catches was a 39-yard reception that arrange Minnesota kicker Greg Joseph’s 47-yard, game-winning area aim.

“Lattimore just about adopted me the entire recreation, just about was a one-on-one battle nearly all of the sport,” Jefferson mentioned after the sport. “I used to be telling [Minnesota coach Kevin O’Connell] the entire recreation we should always throw it up, give me an opportunity to go up and make an enormous play.”

Monday evening, Jefferson channeled Allen Iverson’s well-known step over Tyron Lue within the NBA Finals to get one other shot at Lattimore.