Justin Jefferson Week 17 Preview vs. the Lions

Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson has a good matchup in Week 17 (Thursday at 4:30 p.m. ET), playing the Detroit Lions. The Lions are conceding the eighth-most passing yards in the NFL, 232.5 per game.

Jefferson has hauled in 72 catches for a team-best 917 yards and two TDs this campaign this season. He has been targeted on 125 occasions, and averages 61.1 yards receiving.

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Jefferson vs. the Lions

• Jefferson vs the Lions (since 2021): 7 GP / 97.9 REC YPG / 3 REC TD
• Six players have recorded 100 or more receiving yards in a game against Detroit in the 2025 season.
• The Lions have conceded a TD pass to 23 opposing players this year.
• Detroit has allowed two or more TD receptions to six opposing players on the season.
• The 232.5 passing yards per game yielded by the Lions defense makes them the NFL's 25th-ranked pass defense.
• So far this season, the Lions have allowed 29 passing TDs to opponents, averaging 1.9 per game. That ranks 29th in the NFL.

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Jefferson Receiving Insights

• Jefferson, in five of 15 games, has hit the over on his receiving yards prop bet.
• Jefferson has been targeted on 125 of his team's 437 passing attempts this season (28.6% target share).
• He is averaging 7.3 yards per target (71st in league play), averaging 917 yards on 125 passes thrown his way.
• Jefferson has had a touchdown catch in two of 15 games this season. He reeled in only one TD reception in each of those games.
• He has 6.7% of his team's 30 offensive touchdowns this season (two).
• Jefferson (15 red zone targets) has been targeted 22.1% of the time in the red zone (68 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Jefferson's Recent Performance