Adam Thielen Week 2 Preview vs. the Falcons

Adam Thielen will be up against the sixth-best passing defense in the NFL when his Minnesota Vikings take on the Atlanta Falcons in Week 2, on Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET.

Last season, Thielen reeled in 48 passes on 62 targets for 615 yards (61.5 yards per game) and five touchdowns.

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Thielen vs. the Falcons

• Thielen vs the Falcons (since 2021): 4 GP / 47.2 REC YPG / 2 REC TD
• Atlanta allowed five players pick up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• Against the Falcons last season, 27 players caught a TD pass.
• Against Atlanta last year, six players caught more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• The 224.5 yards per game given up by the Falcons through the air last season were the 22nd-ranked pass defense in NFL play.
• The Falcons allowed 34 passing touchdowns (two per game) last season to rank 31st in NFL play.

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Thielen Receiving Insights

• In five of his 10 games last season (50.0%), Thielen hit the over on receiving yards prop bets.
• He averaged 9.9 yards per target last season (12th in league), racking up 615 yards on 62 passes thrown his way.
• In four of 10 games last year, Thielen had a receiving touchdown (and he had one game with multiple receiving TDs).

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Thielen's Last Season Performance