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| December 31, 2008 The Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals have both been granted extensions by the NFL to sell out their home playoff games, which they must do in order to keep their games from being blacked out on local television, according to ProFootballTalk.com. |
| December 30, 2008 The Minnesota Vikings must still sell more than 10,000 seats for their playoff game by Thursday, or the game will be blacked out on local television, according to ProFootballWeekly.com. |
| December 29, 2008 Adrian Peterson won the NFL rushing title for 2008 while bruising his way to 1,760 yards in his sophomore campaign with the Vikings. |
| December 28, 2008 Running back Adrian Peterson rushed 21 times for 103 yards and a touchdown in the Week 17 victory over the New York Giants. |
| December 27, 2008 Hoping to avoid the fumbling problems that have plagued him this season, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been carrying a football with him everywhere this week, reports the St. Paul Pioneer Press. |
| December 21, 2008 Adrian Peterson carried the ball 22 times and gained 76 yards in the Vikings loss to the Falcons on Sunday. He also had two catches and two fumbles while failing to get into the end zone. |
| December 19, 2008 Adrian Peterson was limited in Friday's practice while nursing his ankle ailment, but is probable for Sunday's game against the Falcons, according to the Pioneer Press. |
| December 18, 2008 Adrian Peterson "downplayed" the severity of his injured ankle despite the fact that he was limited at practice on Thursday, according to the Pioneer Press. |
| December 18, 2008 The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that the ankle injury that limited Adrian Peterson in Wednesday's practice is nothing serious. |
| December 18, 2008 The Pioneer Press reports that Adrian Peterson wants the rushing title. "It means a lot," Peterson said, when asked about winning the rushing title. "I wouldnt even lie to you. Coming into the season, that was one of my goals to lead the league in rushing. Right now Im in a good position." |
| December 14, 2008 Adrian Peterson ran the rock 28 times for 165 yards as Minnesota won in Arizona 35-14 on Sunday. However, the Vikings turned to the air once in the red zone and Peterson failed to get a touchdown. |
| December 7, 2008 Running back Adrian Peterson rushed 23 times for 102 yards and caught one pass for 15 yards in the Week 14 win over the Lions. He also fumbled three times. |
| December 5, 2008 Adrian Peterson returned to a full practice Friday after being held out Wednesday and limited Thursday, according to the Star Tribune. |
| November 30, 2008 Adrian Peterson carried the ball 28 times for 131 yards and one touchdown in Week 13. |
| November 30, 2008 Adrian Peterson left Sunday's game early in the third quarter with a noticeable limp, but he returned to the field during the following drive. |
| November 30, 2008 Adrian Peterson has a great track record against the Bears as he has generated 423 rushing yards and seven touchdown over three career meetings, according to FOX Sports. He has scored at least two touchdowns in each outing. |
| November 26, 2008 Adrian Peterson is averaging 22 rushing attempts per game and coach Brad Childress wants to spell him with Chester Taylor more often in an attempt to keep Peterson healthier for the stretch run, according to the Star Tribune. When Childress was asked if he thinks Peterson will like Taylor getting more involved, Childress responded, "I don't know if he'd be appreciative, but he's on board. All of those guys want to carry it every down. Every receiver wants to catch it every play, every running back wants to run it. We have to get a little mix, and I think he can see the merits of that, certainly in terms of being able to stay." |
| November 23, 2008 Head coach Brad Childress said that Adrian Peterson was held out of the first two offensive series today because he was late to a team meeting on Saturday, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. |
| November 23, 2008 Adrian Peterson posted 17 carries for 80 yards and a touchdown in the Week 12 victory over Jacksonville. |
| November 20, 2008 The absence of Adrian Peterson from the Vikings' practice was simply a matter of head coach Brad Childress giving him a rest for general soreness, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. |
| November 20, 2008 Adrian Peterson is absent from Thursday's practice, according to the Star Tribune. |
| November 17, 2008 Adrian Peterson did not touch the ball one time on an offensive play in the fourth quarter of the Vikings loss to Tampa, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "Theres limited amount of time and youre playing a different kind of football generally in the two and half minutes youre playing in the fourth quarter so whether you would be smart and handing him the football. Theres only a limited number of ways you can get it to him throwing it," said Minnesota coach Brad Childress. |
| November 16, 2008 Running back Adrian Peterson rushed 19 times for 85 yards in the Week 11 loss to the Buccaneers. He had gone over 110 yards in four straight games. |
| November 12, 2008 Adrian Peterson has been named the NFC Player of the Week after grinding out 192 total yards and a score in a crucial win over the NFC North rival Packers, according to the Associated Press. |
| November 12, 2008 Adrian Peterson has racked up four straight 100-yard rushing efforts, and is one away from Robert Smith's franchise mark set back in 2000, according to the Star Tribune. |
| November 11, 2008 Vikings running back Adrian Peterson won the NFL's Offensive Player of the Week award, according to Scout.com. Peterson rushed for 192 yards, including the game-winning 29-yard touchdown run, in Sunday's 28-27 win over the Green Bay Packers. It's the third time in his career he has won the award. |
| November 9, 2008 Adrian Peterson lugged the rock 30 times for 192 yards and one touchdown in the Week 10 victory over Green Bay. |
| November 7, 2008 Adrian Peterson has been named the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week after bruising his way to 139 rushing yards and a touchdown in last Sunday's win over Houston, according to the Pioneer Press. He beat out Brandon Jacobs and Ray Rice for the honor. |
| November 2, 2008 Adrian Peterson broke loose for 139 rushing yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 28-21 win over Houston. He did not catch a pass in the game. |
| October 19, 2008 Vikings running back Adrian Peterson got 22 carries and ran for 121 yards and one score in the team's 48-41 loss to the Bears. |
| October 12, 2008 Running back Adrian Peterson received treatment for a sore left wrist after the Week 6 win over the Lions, the Minneapolis Star Tribune notes. He says his wrist is "all right." |
| October 12, 2008 Running back Adrian Peterson compiled 25 carries for 111 yards in the Week 6 win over Detroit. |
| October 12, 2008 Adrian Peterson hasn't reached 100-rushing yards in his last three outings, but should get on track and excel today at home against the Lions, according to the Star Tribune. The Lions are ranked near the cellar in run defense, while giving up an average of 180 yards per game. |
| October 6, 2008 Adrian Peterson carried the ball 21 times for an anemic total of 32 rushing yards in the Vikings Monday night victory over the Saints. |
| September 28, 2008 Running back Adrian Peterson rushed 18 times for 80 yards and two scores in the Week 4 loss to the Titans. He also caught four passes for 21 yards. |
| September 28, 2008 Running back Adrian Peterson (hamstring) is active for Week 4. He was listed as questionable. |
| September 28, 2008 Vikings running backs Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor offer a unique look to defenses when they line up in the same backfield, but don't expect to see it often, as coach Brad Childress is not enamored with the look, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. |
| September 26, 2008 Adrian Peterson (hamstring) is being listed as questionable for the Vikings matchup with the Titans, according to The Pioneer Press. |
| September 25, 2008 Vikings running back Adrian Peterson said that his hamstring is fine, and he will be good to go against the Titans Week 4, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. |
| September 24, 2008 Adrian Peterson fully participated in practice on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Pioneer Press. |
| September 22, 2008 Adrian Peterson stated that his hamstring did not bother him in Sunday's win over Carolina, according to the Star Tribune. He said, "It held up. I came out feeling good, and it did not bother me in the game." |
| September 21, 2008 Adrian Peterson carred the ball 17 times for 77 yards in the Week 3 win over Carolina. |
| September 21, 2008 Adrian Peterson will be active for todays game against Carolina despite a hamstring injury that limited him in practice last week, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. |
| September 21, 2008 The NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported this morning that running back Adrian Peterson (hamstring) was limited in practice on Friday and Saturday, but the Vikings are encouraged with his progress over the past couple of days. |
| September 19, 2008 Adrian Peterson was limited in Friday's practice due to tightness in his hamstring and coach Brad Childress indicated that he will be a game-time decision Sunday against Carolina, according to the Pioneer Press. |
| September 19, 2008 Adrian Peterson is dealing with tightness in his hamstring, but intends to play Sunday against the Panthers, according to the Star Tribune. |
| September 18, 2008 Adrian Peterson was held out of Thursday's practice while nursing a sore hamstring, according to the Star Tribune. Coach Brad Childress said, "He didnt participate today so that probably says what it says. DNP. He was limited Wednesday. Its a concern. Your legs are your legs. Well just see how he comes out by the time we get to Sunday." |
| September 17, 2008 Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was limited during practice on Wednesday due to a sore hamstring. The Vikings don't have to list Peterson's status until Friday, according to Minneapolis Star-Tribune. |
| September 17, 2008 Adrian Peterson is averaging 100.3 rushing yards over his first 16 games in the NFL, according to the Star Tribune. |
| September 15, 2008 Adrian Peterson broke loose for 160 rushing yards against Indianapolis Sunday, and set a franchise record for 100-yard performances in his first two seasons with eight, according to the Star Tribune. |
| September 14, 2008 The Vikings failed to beat the Colts at home in Week 2 despite the best efforts of Adrian Peterson. AD ran for 160 yards on 29 carries while adding 20 yards on four catches. |
| September 8, 2008 Adrian Peterson rushed 19 times for 103 yards and a touchdown and also caught an 11-yard pass in the Vikings' Week 1 loss. |
| August 15, 2008 Vikings' O.C. Darrell Bevell stated that he expects Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor to have less rushing attempts this season and more pass receptions, according to the Pioneer Press. The Vikings offense is looking to be more balanced this season, and Bevell added that he feels the team has two No. 1 backs with Peterson and Taylor. |
| August 2, 2008 Adrian Peterson is confident and comfortable as the Vikings' offensive leader as he prepares for his second NFL campaign, according to the Star Tribune. He feels like a more complete back, capable of playing on every down. He has worked hard to gain a better understanding of blocking schemes, as well as working on being a more patient runner. Running backs coach Eric Bieniemy said, "He's stepping up his game professionally. He's taking his playbook home. Things are starting to make a little bit more sense to him. I think that's the giant step he's taking forward." |
| July 31, 2008 The Star Tribune reports that Adrian Peterson has put on a show in the first week of training camp and reported in better shape than anyone on the team. |
| July 26, 2008 Reports out of Minnesota claim the efforts in training camp are aimed at improving the patience of star rusher Adrian Peterson , according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. |
| May 28, 2008 Running back Adrian Peterson had only three kickoff returns in his final six games last season, but special-teams coordinator Paul Ferraro said he remains an option, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. "Is he going to be the primary returner? Probably not," Ferraro said. "But he's going to be an option based on what's going on in the game and where we're at, and Adrian's into it, so it's not something we're forcing down his throat." |
| April 11, 2008 Buccaneers' coach Jon Gruden has been heard praising Vikings' second year pro Adrian Peterson, according to the Detroit Free Press. Gruden commented, "I've never seen a guy play like Adrian Peterson as long as I've been studying film. Adrian Peterson is a superstar." Gruden is correct as Peterson racked up 1609 total yards as a rookie, in only 14 games played. He should be one of the first fantasy players drafted in 2008. |
| February 10, 2008 Adrian Peterson told Mike McAllister of ESPN leading up to the Pro Bowl that he believes he'll produce a 2,000-yard season. In fact, he thinks he'll do it in 2008. "Oh, yeah, I set my bar high," he said this week "That's definitely where I'd like to start." A sprained knee suffered by Peterson derailed the rookie after his 296-yard performance against the Chargers in Week 10. He missed the next two games, and even though he came back to rush for 116 yards in a rout of Detroit, he never really gained that burst, managing just 144 yards in the final four games of the season. "I wasn't fully healthy," he acknowledged. "But I don't want to make excuses." Peterson will face many obstacles next year. The lack of a quality passing game and the dreaded sophomore jinx. He will be overvalued by fantasy owners leaving the draft board as one of the first four-picks in most formats. |
| February 10, 2008 The NFC was aided by Offensive Rookie of the Year Adrian Peterson, whose 129 yards rushing was the first performance of more than 100 yards since Marshall Faulk had 180 in 1995. The Minnesota running back scored twice as the NFC rallied from a 24-7 deficit, earning himself MVP honors. Faulk is the only other rookie to be voted MVP of the Pro Bowl. |
| January 2, 2008 Vikings running back Adrian Peterson earned 46 and a half of the possible 50 votes on his way to the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Peterson led the NFC with 1,341 yards and was second in the conference with 13 touchdowns in only 14 games. Cleveland tackle Joe Thomas received the other three and a half votes. |