Amazing Sports Pictures: Adrian Peterson Great Player Photos

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Adrian Peterson Great Player Photos

People were starting to whisper that Adrian Peterson’s 224 yard, 3 TD performance against the Bears was nothing but a fluke – more the result of luck and poor Bear tackling than Peterson greatness. Those whispers were all silenced today though, as Peterson ran roughshod over a previously stout San Diego Chargers’ defense, compiling an NFL record 296 yards and scoring 3 TDs in leading the Vikings to a 35-17 rout.

Peterson’s performance was made all the more remarkable by the fact that, at halftime, he was having only a so-so game – 43 yards and 1 touchdown. He must’ve taken some Superman pills in the locker room though, because on the Vikings’ first possession in the 3rd he busted one for 64 yards and a touchdown, and would end up posting a staggering 253 second-half yards and scoring a third TD for the game. And as if this weren’t good enough, Peterson put up these insane numbers right in front of the supposed best back in the league, Ladania

Adrian Peterson Great Player Photos