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Jaire Alexander: Justin Jefferson’s 184-Yard Game vs. Packers ‘a Fluke’

Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is just over 200 yards shy of eclipsing Calvin Johnson’s NFL record for most receiving yards in a single season. The 23-year-old has had a dominant year and just about every defense he’s gone up against has struggled to contain him.

But, ahead of this weekend’s matchup against the Packers, standout Green Bay cornerback Jaire Alexander doesn’t seem to be stressed. In fact, he went as far as to call Jefferson’s Week 1 performance against the Packers—in which he had 184 yards and two touchdowns on 11 catches—“a fluke.