Vikings insider Alec Lewis highlighted a telling answer from Justin Jefferson about J.J. McCarthy during a recent interview.

Amid a disappointing season for the Minnesota Vikings, one of the constants for them was Justin Jefferson's positive attitude and leadership to help keep the team on track when things seemed close to veering off.

With his fifth catch on Sunday against the rival Green Bay Packers, a simple hitch route he turned into a 17-yard gain, the four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver hit the four-digit mark for the sixth consecutive year. Jefferson immediately received a loud ovation from the U.S. Bank Stadium crowd.

The Minnesota Vikings would love for wide receiver Justin Jefferson finish a frustrating season on a good note by getting 1,000 yards receiving.

Justin Jefferson came into Sunday's regular season finale needing 53 yards to reach 1,000 for a sixth straight season to begin his NFL career. That was clearly a priority for Kevin O'Connell and the Vikings, who got their superstar player to that milestone well before halftime at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Justin Jefferson endured a dismal 2025 campaign. The Vikings wideout is one of football's best pass-catchers, but his talents were blotted amid a slew of inaccurate tosses from the likes of J.J. McCarthy, Carson Wentz and Max Brosmer.

The Minnesota Vikings are 8-8 for the season and won't be making the playoffs for a second time in three years. With the Vikings not going to the postseason, franchise quarterback J.

The Minnesota Vikings lost their bet this season that they could develop J.J. McCarthy and win at the same time with a strong roster around their debuting quarterback. Now they enter the offseason with the exact same questions they had last year.