SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Receiver Adam Thielen put his heavily-taped ankle through a pregame warmup that lasted fewer than 10 minutes at Levi’s Stadium, then he rejoined his fellow Vikings receivers in catching passes from Kirk Cousins.
Thielen, who had 129 yards in the Vikings’ NFC wild-card win in New Orleans, is officially active for Saturday afternoon’s NFC divisional playoff game in San Francisco.He had been listed questionable after requiring stitches to seal a laceration on his ankle suffered during Wednesday’s practice.
The Vikings will only be shorthanded in the secondary, where cornerback Mackensie Alexander was placed on injured reserve following knee surgery.