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Adam Thielen aims for NFL reception yardage mark

By Mark Craig

October 17, 2018 at 3:57AM

CHASING CHARLIE

With 100 yards receiving on Sunday, Vikings receiver Adam Thielen will tie former Houston Oilers receiver Charlie Hennigan with a record seventh 100-yard game to open a season. Here's a look at the starts to their seasons, with opponent, catches-yards-TDs:

Charlie Hennigan, 1961

Oilers 55, Oakland 04-113-1

San Diego 34, Oilers 246-109-0

Dallas 26, Oilers 213-101-1

Buffalo 22, Oilers 124-109-0

Oilers 31, Boston 3113-272-1

Oilers 38, Dallas 74-108-1

Oilers 28, Buffalo 169-232-2

Adam Thielen, 2018

Vikings 24, San Francisco 166-102-0

Vikings 29, Green Bay 2912-131-1

Buffalo 27, Vikings 614-105-0

L.A. Rams 38, Vikings 318-135-1

Vikings 23, Philadelphia 217-116-1

Vikings 27, Arizona 1711-123-1

Vikings at N.Y Jets, Sunday

about the writer

Mark Craig

Sports reporter

Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).