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Vikings' Adam Thielen After Bears Loss: 'Have to Be Able to Hit the Deep Balls'

It's probably not good when your star receiver's general critique of the offense could be directed at either the head coach or the starting quarterback.

Following the Minnesota Vikings' 16-6 defeat to the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Adam Thielen expressed his frustration with a unit that gained only 222 yards.

"At some point, you're not going to be able to run the ball for 180 yards, even with the best running back in the NFL," Thielen said, per The Athletic's Chad Graff. "That's when you have to be able to throw the ball. ... You have to be able to hit the deep balls.