"They tried to bury me, say I was this, I was too small, this and that. But you can’t bury what comes from the dirt."

The Detroit Lions soundly defeated the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night to win the NFC North and secure the No. 1 seed in the conference. Justin Jefferson thinks the refs helped them out.

Lions cornerback Amik Robertson has great respect for receivers like Justin Jefferson, but he refuses to fear them. That confidence shined Sunday.

The Detroit Lions got a huge win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night and clinched the first seed in the NFC and won their second straight division title. Cornerback Amik Robertson was a huge part of that.

The Lions were led by a cast of many on defense including cornerback Amik Robertson, who held star Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson to three catches for 54 yards on the evening. The Lions harassed quarterback Sam Darnold into 18-for-41 passing for 166 yards and no touchdowns as they took control late.

"Clearly they had a — it was a physical game on the outside, there was a lot of challenging, guys coming up and playing man-to-man," Kevin O'Connell said. "It was a physical game and required some pretty detailed pitching and catching and also execution of our offense against certain looks, and we just seemed to be a play away for much of the day."

Justin Jefferson has smashed all kinds of NFL receiving records over his first five seasons. He was just voted as an unanimous selection for first team All-Pro.

One of Vikings superstar Justin Jefferson's oldest rivals, Lions cornerback Amik Robertson promised there'd be no cozy reunion in Week 18.

Justin Jefferson joined a short list of elite receivers during the first half of Sunday’s game against the Lions.

The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings are squaring off in what is being viewed as one of the biggest regular season games of all time. The winner claims the division and the NFC's top seed in the playoffs, while the loser will be forced to play a road game.

Preview Against Minnesota VikingsAaron Glenn's secondary is going to be undeniably tested on Sunday night against the Vikings. And it's not just because Minnesota signal-caller Sam Darnold is enjoying a breakthrough campaign,

Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson didn't exactly offer a ringing endorsement of Sam Darnold when asked about the team's quarterback situation for