Viska's Week 1 highlight reel
Here are all of Viska's Week 1 receptions and carries in one video. Also includes one drop, Minshew's only incomplete pass of the day (19/20 173 yds 3 TD).
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04) Viska's first career reception, a 4-yd pass from Minshew. Not one, not two, not three, not four, not five ... but
six Colts defenders eventually stop Viska (sound familiar?). Couldn't actually tackle him to the turf, but they do manage to stop his forward progress and the ref blows the play dead; Viska is still on his feet at that point.
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18) Viska's only incompletion, off a play-action. Minshew tries to squeeze it in through a tight window, but it's well defended and knocked away.
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28) Viska's second catch, down the right sideline for a first down. He's forced out of bounds by CB Rock Ya-Sin, but Viska knocks the 190 lb. defensive back on his ass, and flings him about 2 or 3 yards downfield.
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35) Viska's first carry, a 5 yard run on a direct snap to Viska, with Minshew in motion to the left.
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50) Viska's first career TD, a 15 yard play over the middle, caught at the 10 and run into the end zone.
6. (1:02) Viska's second carry, a 5 yard run lined up as a running back on a hand-off from Minshew.
Only three catches in Week 1, but all of them worth taking a look at. Also, his TD was the only receiving touchdown by a rookie WR in Week 1.
Jacksonville's second-round draft pick is the only rookie wideout to have caught a touchdown in the season's first week of games.
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Stats from the rookie WR's drafted ahead of Viska:
- Henry Ruggs III: three receptions for 55 yards.
- Jerry Jeudy: four receptions for 56 yards.
- CeeDee Lamb: five receptions for 59 yards.
- Jalen Reagor: one reception for 55 yards.
- Justin Jefferson: two receptions for 26 yards.
- Brandon Aiyuk: inactive.
- Tee Higgins: no catches.
- Michael Pittman Jr.: two receptions for 10 yards