Justin Jefferson Week 8 Preview vs. the Chargers

Justin Jefferson will be running routes against the eighth-best passing defense in the NFL when his Minnesota Vikings meet the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 8, on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Jefferson has 34 receptions for a team-leading 528 yards and one TD so far this year. He's been targeted 52 times, producing 88.0 yards per game.

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Jefferson vs. the Chargers

• Jefferson vs the Chargers (since 2021): 1 GP / 143 REC YPG / 0 REC TD
• Los Angeles has allowed just one opposing receiver to pick up 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2025 season.
• Seven players have grabbed a TD pass against the Chargers this year.
• Los Angeles has not given up more than one receiving TD to an opposing player on the season.
• Jefferson will face the NFL's eighth-ranked pass defense this week. The Chargers give up 192.3 passing yards per contest.
• The Chargers' defense is ranked second in the league with seven passing TDs conceded so far this year.

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Jefferson Receiving Insights

• In the receiving game, Jefferson has hit the over on his receiving yards prop bet in 66.7% of his games (four of six).
• Jefferson has 27.7% of his team's target share (52 targets on 188 passing attempts).
• He has 528 receiving yards on 52 targets to rank 19th in NFL play with 10.2 yards per target.
• Jefferson has had a touchdown catch in one of six games this year. He had only one TD in that game.
• He has one touchdown this season (7.7% of his team's 13 offensive TDs).
• Jefferson (six red zone targets) has been targeted 16.7% of the time in the red zone (36 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Jefferson's Recent Performance