Justin Jefferson — going up against the star receiver of the past — Stefon Diggs — when the Vikings host the Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon at U.S. Bank Stadium. The career paths of both players will forever be intertwined after the Vikings selected Jefferson with the draft pick they acquired (among a handful of others) in the blockbuster trade

The Minnesota Vikings will host the Houston Texans in one of the NFL’s top games of the Week 3 schedule. The defending AFC South champions feature quarterback C.J. Stroud and wide receiver Stefon Diggs.

The Vikings and Texans have played only five times, but there is plenty of familiarity between to the two teams.

When WR Stefon Diggs and the Houston Texans take on the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3 on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET, they will be going up against the Vikings' 25th-ranked pass defense, which is allowing 231.5 receiving yards per game.

With the Vikings and Bills, Diggs frustrated opposing defenses while wearing No. 14, but he's now sporting a new number with his new franchise. In April, the Texans teased that Diggs would be switching to No. 1 in Houston, which was confirmed when he first took the field for action.