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Aaron Rodgers Told Justin Jefferson He Was the Best Player in Packers vs. Vikings

Justin Jefferson put on a show Sunday, racking up nine receptions for 184 yards and two touchdowns in the Minnesota Vikings' win over the rival Green Bay Packers.

Suffice it to say, Aaron Rodgers noticed.

The back-to-back NFL MVP told Jefferson he was "the best player in the game today" following the Vikings' 23-7 triumph.

"It means a lot coming from him, just being the type of player that he is," Jefferson told Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated. "He's one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game, so to hear that from him definitely is a little confidence-booster.