Stefon Diggs and Jaire Alexander developed on-field familiarity during NFC North matchups that began after Alexander entered the NFL in 2018 and while Diggs played for the Minnesota Vikings; those repeated matchups from 2018–2019 created a competitive backdrop for later interactions [6][1]. After Diggs moved from Minnesota to Buffalo in 2020 their meetings were less frequent, but the prior history meant each player recognized the other as a known opponent [6]. The inciting public incident occurred on October 30, 2022, at Highmark Stadium, when cameras and local reporters captured a verbal exchange between Diggs and Alexander in the tunnel as both teams left for pregame warmups; short video clips from local reporters (Thad Brown and others) were posted to X/Twitter and embedded by national outlets the same day [5][2]. During the game an on-field moment in the first quarter showed Alexander appearing to press down on Diggs' helmet after a Diggs fumble, a visual element noted in postgame coverage that fed competing narratives about who 'finished' the encounter [1]. After Buffalo's 27-17 win both players offered direct, contradictory statements to reporters—Diggs' comment, "I don't give a f--- who started it. I finished it. I got the win," and Alexander's comment that he had told Diggs "he couldn't mess with me, he a little boy"—which turned the tunnel exchange into a documented public dispute [1][2].
As of the latest reporting in this corpus, the October 30, 2022 tunnel exchange and the related first-quarter helmet contact remain the central documented elements of the Diggs–Alexander dispute, supported by video and direct postgame quotes [1][2][5]. There is no public record in these sources of a verified reconciliation or additional in-person confrontations through April 3, 2024, when the Buffalo Bills traded Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans—a move confirmed by the Bills' announcement and Associated Press reporting that materially reduced near-term head-to-head opportunities [3][4]. Media interest was highest immediately after the 2022 game and receded thereafter; unanswered questions include private communications or informal reconciliations not disclosed publicly, which are not documented in the consulted sources [5][1].
From Diggs' point of view the episode ended with a clear on-field outcome: his team won and he publicly framed that as 'finishing' the dispute. His postgame quote emphasized the game result as the definitive answer to the pregame exchange [1].
From Alexander's viewpoint the pregame tunnel exchange was about asserting that Diggs 'couldn't mess with' him; Alexander framed his actions as setting physical and verbal boundaries with a known opponent. He also used a concise postgame claim—'I finished it'—to close the public discussion from his side [1][2].
Media and many fans treated the tunnel clip as a self-contained spectacle amplified by X/Twitter reposts, and they interpreted postgame quotes as soundbites that sustained coverage. Outlets quickly embedded local video, which drove national attention and shaped the narrative more than any later on-field evidence [5][2].
As of the latest reporting in this corpus through April 3, 2024, the conflict is effectively dormant: there are no verified public follow-up confrontations after the Oct. 30, 2022 tunnel exchange and Diggs was traded to Houston on April 3, 2024, which reduced scheduled head-to-head opportunities [1][3][4].
The documented dispute began with a filmed pregame tunnel exchange on Oct. 30, 2022 at Highmark Stadium and included an in-game sequence where Alexander appeared to press on Diggs' helmet; both on-field actions and video circulation triggered competing postgame claims from the players [5][1].
Cameras and local reporters captured a verbal exchange in the tunnel as the teams left for warmups, video of which circulated on X/Twitter; during the game Alexander appeared to press down on Diggs' helmet after a Diggs turnover, and both players later offered contradictory postgame statements about who 'finished it' [5][1][2].
The sources reviewed document the tunnel video, an in-game helmet-contact sequence, and postgame quotes, but do not report any public league suspensions or fines tied to the Oct. 30, 2022 exchange in this corpus [1][5].
Local reporter clips (including posts by Thad Brown and others) were shared to X/Twitter on Oct. 30, 2022 and aggregated by outlets such as FanSided; national outlets like Sports Illustrated and ESPN embedded those clips in their coverage [5][2][1].
Stefon Diggs was traded to the Houston Texans on April 3, 2024; the Bills' official announcement lists the terms and the move lowered the probability of routine Bills–Packers matchups and immediate repeat encounters with Alexander [4][3].
Yes. Jaire Alexander entered the NFL in 2018 and regularly faced Stefon Diggs while Diggs played for the Minnesota Vikings (2015–2019), producing NFC North matchups in 2018–2019 that reporters later cited as context for the 2022 confrontation [6][1].
Both players made variants of that claim: Stefon Diggs said, "I don't give a f--- who started it. I finished it. I got the win," and Jaire Alexander also said in postgame comments, "I finished it," adding he had told Diggs "he couldn't mess with me, he a little boy" [1][2].