The Minnesota Vikings took the field on Monday Night Football against their hated division rival Chicago Bears with a much heavier heart than usual, as they are suiting up just a few days after legendary Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss made it known that he is suffering from a debilitating illness.
Moss went public with his cancer diagnosis just a few days ago, which resulted in an outpouring of love and well-wishes from both Vikings fans and the NFL world as a whole. Vikings star Justin Jefferson is doing everything he can to show his support.
After the Vikings took a 10-0 lead over their division rival thanks to another Jefferson touchdown, the Vikings' game-changing wide receiver of today paid tribute to the Hall of Famer of yesteryear by saying "We love you, Randy" into the camera after finding paydirt.
Justin Jefferson pays tribute to Randy Moss after TD during Vikings-Bears MNF game
The Vikings held a special pregame ceremony to honor Moss, who made up one-third of arguably the greatest wide receiver room in NFL history. The other two key members from that group, Jake Reed and fellow Hall of Famer Cris Carter, helped hold up Moss' No. 84 jersey.
The Vikings are playing for Randy today, and that has been proven by how thoroughly dominant the Vikings were in the first quarter. Between stuffing the Bears on fourth down in their own territory on the first drive of the game by forcing a fumble from Caleb Williams during their second drive, it's been all Minnesota in this one.
Moss seems very appreciative of the tributes he received in the last few days, replying to a video of the pregame celebrations with "LUV U ALL" and the Let's Moss Cancer phrase that has since become a war cry in his recovery process. The entire NFL world is behind you, Randy.
The score of the game may seem immaterial when faced with situations like this, but Jefferson is doing his part to remind Moss and the fans that No. 84 will be in their thoughts and prayers as they push forward and try their best to capture yet another NFC North title for the purple and hold.