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| Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson had 3 touchdowns against the Buffalo Bills in week 13. |
Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings have had a tough go of it most of the season.
Its well documented.
While most of the stories resulting from the Vikings 38-14 thrashing of the Buffalo Bills centered around Brett Favre injuring his shoulder during his first attempt, Adrian Peterson's performance against the Bill went highly unnoticed.
Maybe that has been the problem for the Vikings all season long. Too much Favre and not enough of AP!
Peterson had 16 attempts on the ground for 107 yards, including 3 touchdowns against the Bills, good enough to earn him Week 13 ManSpeak NFL Player of the Week honors.
With Favre out of the lineup, the Vikings went to the running game. Peterson wasn't the only one with success in the Vikings backfield, as rookie Toby Gerhardt also touched it 12 times for 54 yards.
I'm sorry, but isn't this result blatantly obvious? So much focus on Favre has been detrimental to the success of the Vikings season.
Yes, I understand that the game was against the lowly Bills, who are among the worst teams in football. But the focus on the running game was the biggest strength of this team before Brett Favre arrived in Minnesota, and unfortunately throughout most of the season, it has been forgotten.
Its too late for the Vikings to salvage what has turned to easily be the most disappointing season in the NFL this season, but Adrian Peterson was good enough in week 13 to earn his player of the week honors.
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