Justin Jefferson

Big Play Slay earned his moniker Monday night. The Eagles CB earned five passes defensed and two interceptions, both in the red zone, against the Vikings.

"I take no matchup lightly, but he is one of the best in the world," Slay said of Jefferson. "I am one of the best in the world, too. "There were different disguises, different coverages, but make no mistake about it, a lot of it was to stop No. I deserve a lot of respect in this league," Slay said, via the official transcript. Slay lined up against Jefferson on 36.2 percent of Jefferson's routes, per Next Gen Stats (most by any Eagles defender in the game). Slay earned five passes defensed and two interceptions, both in the red zone.

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Zech McPhearson had an apt analogy to describe how Darius Slay shut down Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson.

On five targets to Jefferson, Slay came away with more interceptions than passes allowed. Slay also saw five passes defended on the night, ready to break up whatever connection Cousins pursued with his bevy of receivers. The best part?

Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl corner Darius Slay intercepted Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins twice and could have brought down a couple more ...

Cousins completed 27 of 46 passes for 221 yards -- many of the yards coming in garbage time -- with three interceptions and a lone touchdown. “We didn’t tackle or execute well” Week 1, in a 38-35 victory at Detroit, Slay said. The overall defensive effort was impressive. I told him ‘you’re one of my favorites.’ Respect the game.” “He’s one of my favorite players,” Slay said. He’s an elite corner, been an elite corner in this league for a while now. We expected him to go out there and do that.” Reagor, the Eagles traded to the Vikings before this season, after he amassed 64 catches for 695 yards and three touchdowns in two seasons. “[Davante Adams of the Raiders] is pretty good, too; it would be hard to take that spot. Jefferson caught 196 passes for 3,016 yards and 17 touchdowns in his first two seasons, making the Pro Bowl both years. The Eagles’ premier cornerback was credited with five passes defensed, and he almost intercepted Kirk Cousins two more times. Your old man dominated one of the NFL’s top pass-catchers Monday night, as Jefferson headed back north with six catches for just 48 yards.

The Philadelphia Eagles, buoyed by superstar performances from quarterback Jalen Hurts and cornerback Darius Slay, dominated the Minnesota Vikings in a 24-7 ...

And the Eagles fed off of Slay’s contagiously emotional performance in a big way. He’s one of the best DBs in the world, “Slay took one of the best receivers in the world, and he put [Justin Jefferson] in a car seat.

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“I’m just getting in the rhythm,” he said. “I felt like I had a good shot all week on both sides (of the line),” Peterson said. “He is one of the best in the world,” Slay said. “I am one of the best in the world, too. But Jefferson plans to use “everything” from the defeat as a teaching moment entering Sunday’s game against Detroit at U.S. Instead, the Vikings (1-1) were humbled in their first road game of the season.