Justin Jefferson Week 3 Preview vs. the Bengals

Justin Jefferson will be up against the fifth-worst passing defense in the league when his Minnesota Vikings meet the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Jefferson has seven receptions (while being targeted 13 times) for a team-leading 125 yards and one TD, averaging 62.5 yards per game.

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Jefferson vs. the Bengals

• Jefferson vs the Bengals (since 2021): 1 GP / 71 REC YPG / 0 REC TD
• Cincinnati has not given up 100 or more receiving yards to an opposing player in the 2025 season.
• The Bengals have allowed four opposing players to record a TD reception against them this year.
• No player has recorded more than one TD reception against Cincinnati on the season.
• The pass defense of the Bengals is conceding 269.5 yards per contest this year, which ranks 28th in the NFL.
• So far this year, the Bengals have conceded four passing TDs to their opponents, averaging two per game. That ranks 22nd in the NFL.

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Jefferson Receiving Insights

• Jefferson has eclipsed his receiving yards prop bet in one of two games this year.
• Jefferson has 31.7% of his team's target share (13 targets on 41 passing attempts).
• He is averaging 9.6 yards per target (27th in NFL play), racking up 125 yards on 13 passes thrown his way.
• Jefferson has had a touchdown catch in one of two games this season. He had only one TD in that game.
• He has one touchdown this season (33.3% of his team's three offensive TDs).
• Jefferson (three red zone targets) has been targeted 60.0% of the time in the red zone (five total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Jefferson's Recent Performance