Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen is "optimistic" he'll be able to play on Thursday Night Football despite exiting Sunday's game versus the Detroit Lions with a hamstring injury, he told Chad Graff of The Athletic.
Thielen suffered the injury after hauling in a 25-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter. He'll undergo additional tests Monday.
You can't throw it better than that.#Skol pic.twitter.com/IUAlDb2Xxc
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 20, 2019
Thielen left the contest with one reception on two targets for 25 yards and the touchdown. An undrafted rookie in 2013, he has never missed a game due to injury in his career.
Minnesota earned a 42-30 victory in Detroit, improving to 5-2 on the season.
