He had sweet feet with the Alex Trebek cleats and needed just one hand to make a spectacular touchdown grab to open the scoring Monday as the Minnesota Vikings got the jump on the Chicago Bears.
First, Nick Foles was picked off by Harrison Smith on a Keystone Kops, kind of deflection play.
Harrison Smith was in the right spot for the INT 🚨 @HarriSmith22 @Vikings
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Six plays later, Kirk Cousins targeted Adam Thielen, who made the amazing grab in the end zone. After the PAT, it was 7-0.
.@AThielen19 showing off.
An unreal one-hander for the @Vikings TD! #SKOL
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The Chiefs Tyrann Mathieu was impressed with the handiwork.
Great catch.
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) November 17, 2020
Put some respect on Adam's name 👋 @athielen19 @Vikings
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