Justin Jefferson Week 8 Preview vs. the Chargers

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

Jefferson's stat line this season displays 34 catches for a team-high 528 yards and one score. He puts up 88.0 yards receiving per game, and has been targeted 52 times.

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Jefferson vs. the Chargers

• Jefferson vs the Chargers (since 2021): 1 GP / 143 REC YPG / 0 REC TD
• One player has recorded 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Los Angeles in the 2025 season.
• The Chargers have allowed seven opposing players to record a TD reception against them this year.
• Los Angeles has not allowed an opposing receiver to record two or more TD receptions against it on the season.
• The pass defense of the Chargers is allowing 192.3 yards per outing this year, which ranks eighth in the NFL.
• So far this year, the Chargers have conceded seven passing TDs to their opponents, averaging one per game. That ranks second among NFL defenses.

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Jefferson Receiving Insights

• Jefferson, in four of six games, has hit the over on his receiving yards prop bet.
• 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 league play with 10.2 yards per target.
• In one of six games this season, Jefferson has a touchdown catch. He hasn't, however, registered a multiple-TD effort.
• He has 7.7% of his team's 13 offensive touchdowns this season (one).
• 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