The Minnesota Vikings beat the Chicago Bears last Sunday at Soldier field 34-31! It was the Adrian Peterson, Ryan Longwell show for sure! Vikings rookie running back Adrian Peterson rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries and Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell booted a career high 55-yard field goal as time expired to cap the Vikings second victory of the season. The Vikings brought the game down to the wire (no surprise there), but it was great to see the Vikings pull off a victory. The Vikings Vixen family was glued to the TV and more than once I asked myself why I hadn’t bought an AP jersey yet!Adrian Peterson’s performance was one for the record books, as he set a Vikings franchise record for rushing yards in a game, besting new Vikings Ring of Honor inductee Chuck Foreman 200-yard performance against the Eagles in 1976. Sorry Chuck!
Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson returned to the starting lineup after missing two games and looked OK, he is no Tom Brady, that’s for sure. The Vikings defense played well forcing a couple of turnovers including an interception by Vikings linebacker Ben Leber that led to a Ryan Longwell 48 yard field goal in the nail biting fourth quarter.
The game had plenty of star players, but the GOLD STAR has to go to Adrian Peterson. I still think Brad Childress (Dr. Phil, the Vikings Vixen family calls him) isn’t playing Peterson enough and if we have any chance at all of beating the Cowboys on Sunday in Dallas, Adrian Peterson will need to carry the ball more than 20 times!
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