Justin Jefferson didn’t hide the source of his frustration after Minnesota’s 19-15 loss to Detroit. It wasn’t about body language for the sake of it. It was about the Vikings leaving plays on the field.
Speaking Thursday for the first time since Sunday’s defeat, Jefferson said his visible reaction came from “wanting to win,” and he pointed directly at an offense that had chances to finish the job but kept getting in its own way, NBC Sports reported, citing ESPN’s Kevin Seifert.
“It’s just wanting better from the whole entire offense especially,” Jefferson said, according to Seifert. “I feel like the potential and the guys that we have in that room is something very, very special. I feel like we’re wasting that if not going out there executing the plays that we have called.”
Jefferson didn’t speak after the game, but on Thursday he made clear where he stands on the quarterback situation as Minnesota gets ready for Carson Wentz to start Monday night with Kyler Murray sidelined. Murray is week to week with a hamstring strain, and Jefferson said the team still believes in him.
“We definitely have faith in him. We have confidence in him to go out there and be that guy that we need him and want him to be,” Jefferson said, per Seifert.
RG previously reported that Carson Wentz will start against the Bills with Murray ruled week to week. Murray signed with Minnesota this past offseason after years with the Arizona Cardinals.
Jefferson said the Vikings need to “figure out that answer and figure it out fast” before they start thinking about missed chances in the postseason, according to Seifert. He finished Sunday’s game with five catches for 33 yards in Minnesota’s first loss of the season.
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