faced off against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field a couple of weeks ago, superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson was held in check. Head coach Matt Eberflus made his defense key on the talented wideout, but he got burned by everyone else in the process. It remains to be seen if Thomas Brown will operate the same way, but the Vikings wideout would prefer a better game.

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Jefferson has openly stated that he understands if teams focus on him, then everyone else will eat. He also knows former teammate Ja’Marr Chase is the only one ahead of him in receiving yardage. The Bengals wideout comes into the weekend with a 149-yard advantage. Jefferson has work to do if he’s going to catch him.

Jefferson doesn’t catch Chase. The deficit will be difficult to make up, and the Cincinnati Bengals, given their overall record, have substantially less to play for. If he is going to crawl back atop the leaderboard, though, it starts with generating a better result against the Chicago Bears.

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Ted Schwerzler is a blogger from the Twin Cities that is focused on all things Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings. He’s active on Twitter and writes daily for Minnesota Sports Fan. As a former college athlete and avid sports fan, covering our pro teams with a passion has always seemed like such a natural outlet.