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Justin Jefferson makes one of the all-time great NFL catches in epic Vikings-Bills game
By Andrew Olson
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Justin Jefferson has made one of the NFL’s all-time greatest catches.
The Minnesota Vikings were trailing the Buffalo Bills 27-23 in the 4th quarter when Kirk Cousins lobbed up a prayer on 4th down. Somehow, Jefferson came down with the ball to keep Minnesota’s drive alive.
JUSTIN JEFFERSON ASDGJSKDNFGKSDF;K
?: #MINvsBUF on FOX
?: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/uRjde5F169 pic.twitter.com/sxiLVx0NCi— NFL (@NFL) November 13, 2022
NFL Twitter went wild. Catch of the Year is often brought up for especially impressive highlight plays, but some observers say Jefferson’s catch is better than just the catch of 2022.
JUSTIN JEFFERSON CATCH OF THE CENTURY. pic.twitter.com/Cos6v0yPIC
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November 13, 2022
Justin Jefferson with the catch of the century. pic.twitter.com/JkzFxovrDQ
— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) November 13, 2022
Justin Jefferson, game on the line, delivers one of the best catches you’ll see. pic.twitter.com/Pk7MT8e7J9
— Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) November 13, 2022
Justin Jefferson did what?? the greatest catch in NFL history!!!
Game on the line, 4th and 18, wow!pic.twitter.com/0NzHSWKauA
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 13, 2022
https://twitter.com/FTBeard7/status/1591899842435239937
This Justin Jefferson catch is better than OBJ’s. It’s a top 3 catch of all time.
— Kevin Negandhi (@KevinNegandhi) November 13, 2022
Justin Jefferson just made the greatest catch in recent memory! Wow wow wow! #Skol pic.twitter.com/GefNcTeSPe
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) November 13, 2022
Jefferson ended up helping set up a defensive score. The former LSU standout made another big catch for the Vikings, setting them up with 4th-and-goal from the 1. Minnesota was unable to punch it in on offense, but recovered a fumble in the end zone on Buffalo’s 1st down, taking a 30-27 lead.
The Bills have rallied and managed to tie it 30-30 in the final seconds. Entering overtime, Jefferson has 8 catches for 156 yards and a touchdown in a thriller.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.