
Justin Jefferson showed heightened awareness in two different ways during a short span that started with him delivering a mind-boggling catch and ended with him tossing his helmet on the sideline.
There wasn’t much time for the Minnesota Vikings’ star wide receiver to celebrate his catch-of-the-year candidate, which required elite concentration to keep his right foot inbounds, because Jefferson knew every point counted in the high-scoring affair that took place between the Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night.