Justin Jefferson Week 9 Preview vs. the Bills

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Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson has a favorable matchup in Week 9 (Monday at 8:15 p.m. ET), facing the Buffalo Bills. The Bills are allowing the third-most passing yards in the NFL, 254.7 per game.

Jefferson's stat line features 28 catches for a team-high 335 yards and four scores. He puts up 55.8 yards per game, and has been targeted 40 times.

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Jefferson vs. the Bills

  • Jefferson vs the Bills (since 2021): No games
  • Two players have put up 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Buffalo in the 2026 season.
  • The Bills have allowed 11 opposing players to register a TD reception against them this year.
  • Four opposing players have hauled in at least two TD passes in matchups with Buffalo on the season.
  • The 254.7 passing yards per game allowed by the Bills defense makes them the NFL's 30th-ranked pass defense.
  • Opponents of the Bills have scored 15 touchdowns through the air (2.1 per game). The Bills' defense is 26th in the league in that category.

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Jefferson Receiving Insights

  • In 33.3% of his opportunities (two times in six games), Jefferson has hit the over on his receiving yards prop bet.
  • Jefferson has been targeted on 40 of his team's 193 passing attempts this season (20.7% target share).
  • He is averaging 8.4 yards per target (46th in league play), averaging 335 yards on 40 passes thrown his way.
  • Jefferson has had a touchdown catch in three of six games this year, and he found the end zone more than once on one of those occasions.
  • He has 36.4% of his team's 11 offensive touchdowns this season (four).
  • With seven red zone targets, Jefferson has been on the receiving end of 29.2% of his team's 24 red zone pass attempts.

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Jefferson's Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Lions 11/1/2026 Week 8 9 TAR / 5 REC / 33 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Colts 10/25/2026 Week 7 7 TAR / 4 REC / 44 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Saints 10/11/2026 Week 5 7 TAR / 6 REC / 79 YDS / 1 TD 1 ATT / -11 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Buccaneers 9/27/2026 Week 3 2 TAR / 2 REC / 32 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bears 9/20/2026 Week 2 6 TAR / 3 REC / 55 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs

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