FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – The Jets will have to come up with a creative defensive game plan to try and limit Vikings receiver Adam Thielen Sunday. Todd Bowles has watched plenty of video on Thielen to see how teams are covering him.
“They’re not,” Bowles said.
It was a perfectly timed quip and went over well in Bowles’ Thursday news conference, but there is some truth to it.
Thielen has been the most targeted receiver in the NFL this season. Kirk Cousins has thrown to Thielen 79 times. Thielen also leads the league in catches (58) and receiving yards (712).