Justin Jefferson sprinted 20 yards in three seconds on Sunday, diving on a Nick Mullens fumble that otherwise would have sealed a Vikings loss to the Lions with 1:48 to go. In the huddle before the next play, Jefferson told Mullens, "No matter what it is, just throw it over." Mullens did as Kirk Cousins had done a year ago in Buffalo, and Jefferson stole the ball from two Lions defenders for a 28-yard gain on third-and-27 as effortlessly as a fifth-grader might swipe a playground ball from a kindergartner.
He handed the ball to an official and Mullens hit Brandon Powell for 26 on the next play.