Vikings-Packers game puts a spotlight on season's best receivers

What does a two-time Pro Bowl receiver do on a fall Sunday when he's not playing football?

If he's Adam Thielen, he's plopped on the couch watching other receivers work at their craft.

"I really had a fun time Sunday," said the Vikings' No. 1 receiver. "My wife kind of let me enjoy the one day of the year that I get to sit there and watch football."

Thielen watches a tad more deeply than the average fantasy leaguer. He watches like a guy who's tied atop the league with seven touchdown receptions. Or a self-made overachiever who became a second-team All-Pro in 2017.

"What I look for is guys doing things with their releases at the top of the route and then making these catches," he said. "It's…