"If Justin is going out of bounds at the 5-yard line, he's not reaching," Cousins said. He turned 24 in June.Ĭousins said he tried to examine why each turnover happened. Jefferson had his fifth game with at least 10 catches and 150 yards, the most by an NFL player before turning 25. "That was incredibly unfortunate at the time."Įven with the fumble, Jefferson topped 5,000 receiving yards in 52 career games, tying Hall of Famer Lance Alworth for the fewest games needed to hit that mark in NFL history. "He's trying to do whatever he can to win," O'Connell said. The ball went flying over pylon and out of bounds, giving the Eagles the ball at the 20. He took a few big strides down the sideline and extended his arm toward the pylon just as safety Terrell Edmunds tripped him up. Jefferson beat a double-team and caught the ball around the 5-yard line. Kirk Cousins, who threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns, lofted a pass to Jefferson with the Vikings down 10-7 late in the first half. The Vikings fell to 0-2, with both losses by one score, a year after they went 11-0 in one-score games in a 13-4 season. I told my teammates, that's on me and it won't happen again." "Being the captain of the team, I have to know the situation, take care of the ball.
"I'm putting a lot on myself, fumbling in the end zone like that when we need points," Jefferson said. The Vikings lost four fumbles, a critical factor in a 34-28 loss to the Eagles on Thursday night. Jefferson, who otherwise had a fantastic game with 11 catches for 159 yards, had company on the fumble-happy Vikings.
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