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

Minnesota Vikings WR Adam Thielen will take on the team with last year's 16th-ranked passing defense, the Chicago Bears (217.9 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday.

Thinking about Thielen for your DFS roster, with his next game against the Bears? We've got stats and information for you in this article.

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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: 3.9
• Projected Receiving Yards: 20.12
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.16

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Thielen 2024 Fantasy Performance

• In 2024, Thielen picked up 91.5 fantasy points (9.2 per game) -- 49th at his position, 163rd in the league.
• In Week 17 last season versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Thielen posted a season-high 23.0 fantasy points, with this stat line: five receptions, 110 yards and two touchdowns.
• In Week 13 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Thielen picked up 15.9 fantasy points, with these numbers: eight receptions, 99 yards and one touchdown. That was his second-best performance of the season.
• Thielen picked up 2.0 fantasy points -- two receptions, 20 yards, on three targets -- in his worst game of the season, Week 2 against the Los Angeles Chargers.
• Thielen recorded 4.4 fantasy points -- five catches, 44 yards, on six targets -- in Week 18 versus the Atlanta Falcons, and that was his second-worst performance of the season.

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Bears Defensive Performance

• Against Chicago last year, four players posted more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Bears allowed 11 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Through the air last season, Chicago gave up at least two touchdown passes to five opposing QBs.
• Versus the Bears last year, only one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Through the air, Chicago gave up more than 100 receiving yards to eight players last season.
• In terms of pass defense, the Bears gave up a touchdown reception to 14 players last season.
• Against Chicago last year, three players hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• Looking at run D, the Bears yielded more than 100 rushing yards to four players last season.
• In terms of run defense, Chicago allowed at least one rushing touchdown to 18 players last season.
• In the running game, the Bears allowed just two players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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