Adam Thielen Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Bears

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen will be up against the team with last year's 16th-ranked pass defense, the Chicago Bears (217.9 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday.

Considering Thielen for your daily fantasy lineup, with his next game versus the Bears? We've got stats and info for you below.

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Adam Thielen Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
• Game Date: September 8, 2025
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 3.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 4.0
• Projected Receiving Yards: 20.45
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.17

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Thielen 2024 Fantasy Performance

• With 91.5 fantasy points (9.2 per game), Thielen was 49th at his position (and 163rd in the NFL).
• In Week 17 last season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Thielen put up a season-high 23.0 fantasy points, with this stat line: five receptions, 110 yards and two touchdowns.
• Thielen accumulated 15.9 fantasy points in Week 13 versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- eight catches, 99 yards and one touchdown -- which was his second-best performance last year.
• In what was his worst game of the year, Thielen finished with 2.0 fantasy points -- two receptions, 20 yards, on three targets. That was in Week 2 against the Los Angeles Chargers.
• In his second-worst game of the season, Thielen ended up with 4.4 fantasy points -- five receptions, 44 yards, on six targets -- in Week 18 against the Atlanta Falcons.

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Bears Defensive Performance

• Chicago allowed over 300 passing yards to four QBs last season.
• The Bears gave up at least one passing TD to 11 opposing QBs last season.
• In the passing game, Chicago allowed five players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last season, the Bears allowed only one player to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Chicago allowed eight players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• Against the Bears last season, 14 players caught a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Chicago allowed just three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• On the ground, four players collected more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Bears last season.
• In terms of run defense, Chicago gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 18 players last season.
• The Bears gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just two players last season.

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