​Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) during warmups before the game against New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome. (Stephen Lew-Imagn Images)Justin Jefferson found the end zone Sunday at Ford Field, but that was about where the good news stopped for the Minnesota Vikings superstar. He finished with five catches on nine targets for 33 yards as Minnesota suffered a 19-15 loss to the Detroit Lions, its first loss of the season. Then, he chose not to speak with reporters in the locker room, raising a few eyebrows.Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby decided to weigh in after the Vikings fell to 6-1, pointing to Minnesota’s offense rather than the receiver himself.Maxx Crosby Gets Blunt on Justin Jefferson’s Low in Vikings’ OffenseCrosby initially addressed DK Metcalf’s issues in the Steelers’ offense, before bringing Jefferson up while making a broader point about fit: “Every system’s different, every team is different… It’s like not everything’s going to be catered. You see what Justin Jefferson’s going through in Minnesota?”However, Crosby wasn’t questioning Jefferson’s talent, and he made that plain in a hurry.The Raiders linchpin posed the question himself and answered it in the same breath: “Is Justin Jefferson still that guy? Absolutely, he is. But it’s a tough situation.”Pro Football Network’s NFL WR Impact Grade has Jefferson at 80.8 through Week 8, tied for 16th of 86 graded wide receivers. Over the same stretch, his four touchdown catches are already double the two he had in the entire 2025 regular season. The yardage has been harder to come by, though, at 335 yards on 28 catches and 41 targets.The week before the Lions game, when the Vikings were still unbeaten, Jefferson called the gap between his quiet numbers and Minnesota’s winning an “in-between feeling.”EVERY WR, GRADED:PFN’s NFL WR Impact RankingsCrosby gave the Vikings credit for winning anyway before he turned to the offense: “They’re winning a lot of games. They’re 6-1. And every game they’re right in it. They got a great defense, but offensively they really haven’t clicked so far. And the year before, they had McCarthy, and he struggled with Jefferson. So it’s just tough.”J.J. McCarthy has since landed with the New York Giants. Jefferson finished the 2025 regular season with 84 catches for 1,048 yards, and the Vikings have started four different quarterbacks since the start of that season.Crosby makes his living chasing quarterbacks, and he framed the rest as an occupational hazard for anyone who lines up out wide: “That’s the hardest part, I feel; being a receiver, that can happen. If the quarterback situation or the offensive line is not able to protect, you know, you can’t just sit back there and chuck the ball around all game even if you have a Justin Jefferson.”The Vikings WR signed a four-year, $140 million extension two years ago, but with the offense stumbling, his lack of involvement has