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Vikings star wide receiver Adam Theilen had one of his least productive games of the season on Sunday in a 24-10 loss to the New England Patriots. The 28-year-old Pro Bowler caught five balls for just 28 yards, marking his second-lowest yardage total all season (Thielen had 22 receiving yards in a Week 9 win over Detroit).
One of the personal bright spots for Thielen was a second quarter touchdown reception right before halftime, his eighth touchdown reception in the last nine games. That touchdown was immediately smeared by one of the more half-assed, poorly executed touchdown celebrations of the NFL season.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: a game of pickle. Or something.
Did Adam Thielen mimic a pickle in baseball for his celebration? pic.twitter.com/0q1hD8hKOx
— Def Pen Sports (@DefPenSports) December 2, 2018
A few problems with this celebration:
1.) It’s played out.
2.) Dalvin Cook has obviously never played pickle in his life. That’s not how you throw a baseball.
3.) Thielen touched the ball, and as a baserunner, would be called out.
4.) I’ve spent more time studying for a pass/fail test in Theater class than these three did concocting this abomination.
Some funny reactions:
One of the worst TD celebrations of the season, right? Proper preparation prevents poor performance, guys.
— Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) December 2, 2018
Thielen’s touchdown should only count for 5 points after that bomb of a celebration.
— Joe List (@JoeListComedy) December 2, 2018
Thielen botched that hotbox/pickle celebration so badly the touchdown should be called back.
— Ross Bolen (@WRBolen) December 2, 2018
Adam Thielen's touchdown celebrations… pic.twitter.com/BIJI4g6L1x
— GIPHY Sports (@GIPHYSports) December 2, 2018
Cook had no clue about this celebration, also why did Thielen touch the "baseball"? Also, why did it die so fast? So many questions… https://t.co/6u3LrYRrNJ
— Jared (@jmsoupie) December 2, 2018
I’d almost give back that Td if I were the Vikings rather than embarrass myself with that “pickle” celebration
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) December 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/KenHoman713/status/1069362051800317957
Thielen's TD celebration pic.twitter.com/nSPLkHt3Rv
— Bring Me The Sports (@BMTNSports) December 2, 2018
https://twitter.com/Moomer723/status/1069389191077904384
In Adam’s defense, when you have nine touchdowns on the season, you start to run out of good ideas.
[h/t For The Win]