Justin Jefferson made his long-awaited return to the soccer area this week, however it didn’t final very lengthy.
About midway by way of the second quarter of the Vikings sport towards the Raiders, Minnesota QB Josh Dobbs discovered Jefferson over the center on third down. Nevertheless, sadly for Jefferson, Raiders security Marcus Epps discovered Jefferson and delivered a bone-jarring hit.
Justin Jefferson’s filthy route-running is again…however he took an enormous shot and is within the medical tent pic.twitter.com/dJqqHTUMEx
— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) December 10, 2023
Jefferson ultimately made his means off the sphere however didn’t return and was finally transported to the hospital for analysis. Dobbs actually did his receiver no favors by throwing the ball excessive and over the center the place a defender may load up and ship a success like that. The Vikings had been with out Jefferson’s providers for 2 months whereas they waited for him to recuperate from a hamstring damage.
It’s unknown how lengthy Minnesota will likely be with out Jefferson this time. Nevertheless, some optimism could also be gleaned from the truth that Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell mentioned after the sport that Jefferson had been launched from the hospital and would journey again to Minnesota on the workforce airplane.
Dobbs was ultimately benched for poor play, however the Vikings managed to carry on and escape Las Vegas with a 3-0 win. The victory improved Minnesota’s report to 7-6, placing the Vikings solely two video games behind division-leading Detroit.