Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson’s day is done.
Jefferson has been ruled out due to the ankle injury he suffered in the first quarter of Sunday’s game in Tampa. Jefferson had two early catches that helped set up a field goal, but the team has been without him for most of the day.
That has not stopped them from taking a 17-10 lead into halftime, but a big play by the Bucs defense made things more interesting shortly after the Bucs announced Jefferson won’t return. Bucs defensive tackle Vita Vea batted a Kyler Murray pass into teammate A’Shawn Robinson’s hands and the Bucs had the first turnover of the day.
The Bucs took over on the Tampa 22-yard-line, but they weren’t able to move the ball and settled for a field goal that made it 17-13 with 7:12 to play in the third quarter.