The Minnesota Vikings will be at SoFi Stadium to take on the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night in a game between two NFC squads. The Vikings are 5-1 and looking to bounce back from their first defeat of the season, while the Rams are 2-4 ahead of the impending return of their two star receivers, Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp.
NFL Week 8 odds favor the Vikings on the road, despite their loss to the Lions in Week 7, and the over/under line anticipates the potential for a high-scoring affair. There’ll also be a variety of player props to choose from in the game. If you are located in California and are looking for options, check our CA sportsbook promos page.
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How Justin Jefferson could get over 84.5 receiving yards
Justin Jefferson has been one of the best receivers in the NFL since his rookie season in 2020. Through five seasons, Jefferson has caught 425 passes for 6,430 yards and 35 touchdowns and currently holds the all-time mark for receiving yards per game (97.4). So far this year, he’s on pace to easily surpass 1,000 yards for the fifth straight season and is currently averaging 88.5 yards per game.
It hasn’t been Jefferson’s most efficient season — he’s hauling in just 64.7% of his passes and has a receiving success rate of 51% per Pro Football Reference — but he’s still the center of the Vikings’ offense and all that is good with it. Since Week 2, Jefferson has averaged 94.4 receiving yards per game. On Thursday Night Football, he’ll face a Rams defense that is 26th in expected points added per dropback, per RBSDM.
How Justin Jefferson could get under 84.5 receiving yards
Jefferson has hit over 84.5 receiving yards three times this season and missed the line three times. The Minnesota Vikings are averaging 213.8 passing yards per game, the 14th-most in the NFL through six games. The Rams’ defense, meanwhile, has allowed just 176.6 passing yards per game over the team’s last three games, and outside cornerback Cobie Durant has a 71.5 PFF grade this season, 24th out of 105 qualified cornerbacks.
The Vikings will potentially have tight end TJ Hockenson returning for the first time this season. He has been recovering from ACL and MCL injuries that he suffered in 2023, but he was one of the NFL’s best tight ends prior to his injury. His presence in the lineup, even if on a limited basis, could draw even just a few more targets away from Jefferson. Additionally, the Rams’ rushing defense has allowed 151.7 yards per game, the third most in the NFL. The Vikings could make a concerted effort to target the rushing game, which could hamper Jefferson’s role in the passing game.
How Cooper Kupp could get over 6.5 receptions
Head coach Sean McVay announced that the Los Angeles Rams will likely have star receiver Cooper Kupp back for Thursday night’s game, and his presence could present a big boost to their offense. Matthew Stafford is averaging 232 passing yards per game in 2024 but is doing so with a real lack of talent at the receiver position, and he’s thrown just three touchdowns in six games.
Stafford’s connection with Kupp has always been among the best in the NFL, and Kupp has averaged 7.6 catches per game in the four seasons that Stafford has been the quarterback for the Rams. In the two games Kupp played this season, he caught 18 passes on 27 targets for 147 yards and a touchdown.
How Cooper Kupp could get under 6.5 receptions
The worry is that the Rams will continue to ease Kupp back into action after he missed the last four games due to injury. At 2-4 and in a wide-open division, the Rams still have a chance of making the postseason and will likely do all they can to get there, but that might not come at the risk of pushing Kupp too hard too soon.
He could be on a limited snap count for the game, or the Rams could look to attack a Vikings defense that allowed 144 rushing yards against the Lions last week in their worst performance of the season.