Adam Thielen Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Falcons

Adam Thielen and the Minnesota Vikings will face the Atlanta Falcons -- whose passing defense was ranked 22nd in the league last year (224.5 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 2, on Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET.

Thinking about Thielen for your daily fantasy lineup, with his next game versus the Falcons? We've got stats and information for you in this article.

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Adam Thielen Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Minnesota Vikings vs. Atlanta Falcons
• Game Date: September 14, 2025
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 3.7
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 5.0
• Projected Receiving Yards: 24.40
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.21

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Thielen 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Thielen was 49th at his position, and 163rd overall, with 91.5 fantasy points (9.2 per game) last year.
• Thielen picked up two fantasy points in his one game so far this year. He had zero yards receiving, on zero catches (one target), and zero touchdowns.
• In his best performance last year -- Week 17 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Thielen accumulated 23 fantasy points. His stat line: five catches, 110 yards and two touchdowns.
• Thielen's 15.9 fantasy points in Week 13 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- eight receptions, 99 yards and one touchdown -- were his second-highest amount last year.
• In Week 2 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Thielen finished with a season-low two fantasy points, via these numbers: two receptions, 20 yards, on three targets.
• Thielen recorded 4.4 fantasy points -- five catches, 44 yards, on six targets -- in Week 18 against the Atlanta Falcons, and that was his second-worst performance of the year.

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Falcons Defensive Performance

• Last season, Atlanta allowed just three quarterbacks to amass more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Falcons allowed 15 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• Against Atlanta last season, 10 players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• Last year, the Falcons allowed six players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Against Atlanta last season, five players recorded more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• Against the Falcons last season, 27 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Atlanta gave up two or more receiving touchdowns through the air to six players last season.
• In terms of run defense, the Falcons allowed only one player to rack up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• On the ground, Atlanta allowed nine players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• The Falcons gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to only two players last year.

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