546 Results for adrian peterson

Minnesota Vikings: Three answers, one question

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...the lottery. And here is one question I'm still asking: Should we be worried about Adrian Peterson's health? Twice on Sunday night, Peterson limped to the sideline with an unidentified injury. He...

Blog | December 01, 2008

'A race to the finish'

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert NFC North leaders' remaining schedule WEEK 12: Chicago at St. Louis Minnesota at Jacksonville Green Bay at Ne...

Blog | November 18, 2008

Minnesota Vikings: Three answers, one question

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...to be upset over officials' failure to call pass interference on a fourth-down pass to Adrian Peterson that fell incomplete. But you can hardly blame the defeat on that call. The Vikings lost...

Blog | November 17, 2008

Ruud awakening for Peterson, rest of NFL

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...hurries. But forget those numbers and go with this: Largely because of Ruud, the Bucs made Adrian Peterson look ordinary. The Minnesota back finished with 85 yards on 19 carries. Take away a 22...

Blog | November 16, 2008

Audibles: NFC North Week 11 preview

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin might come up with after two weeks to prepare for tailback Adrian Peterson and quarterback Gus Frerotte. Tampa Bay has 12 interceptions this season, and Frerotte has been more...

Blog | November 14, 2008

Minnesota Vikings: Three answers, one question

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...t match up with one of the NFL's better pass defenses. And it worked; tailback Adrian Peterson carried the offense Sunday. 2. It wasn't an accident that Frerotte threw a swing pass...

Blog | November 10, 2008

Audibles: AFC South Week 9 preview

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky Green Bay Packers (4-3) at Tennessee Titans (7-0), 1 p.m. ET The Packers have gotten healthy and will come to N...

Blog | October 31, 2008

Scouts Inc.: Vikings finally catching some air

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...quarterback Daunte Culpepper. Relying solely on the run game, even one led by the phenomenally talented Adrian Peterson, to carry the offense isn't a formula for success in the NFL. But neither is...

Blog | October 23, 2008

Minnesota Vikings: Three answers, one question

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...a consistent campaigner on this issue, I feel obligated to point out the Vikings used tailbacks Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor on the field together multiple times Sunday. (My unofficial count was three, but...

Blog | October 20, 2008

Audibles: NFC North Week 7 preview

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...s secondary have been well documented, and the Bears remember all too well how Minnesota tailback Adrian Peterson roughed them up for 224 yards last year at Soldier Field. As a result, the Bears...

Blog | October 17, 2008

Blame to go around on Tapeh affair

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...year contract on the first day of free agency and planned to pair him with tailback Adrian Peterson for years to come. Tapeh and coach Brad Childress had spent two years together with the...

Blog | October 16, 2008

Minnesota Vikings: Three answers, one question

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...term basis. And here is one question I'm still asking: What's going on with Adrian Peterson? The Vikings tailback had his first 100-yard game since straining a hamstring Sept. 14, but...

Blog | October 13, 2008

Audibles: NFC North Week 6 preview

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

...rushing Sunday. On the other hand, it does look like the kind of game Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson could get healthy for in a hurry. Peterson hasn't rushed for more than 80 yards...

Blog | October 10, 2008

Scouts Inc.: Ellis injury leaves Saints defense vulnerable

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...undergoing surgery on his right knee Friday, only days before New Orleans takes on running back Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings. Worse, the Saints are entering a stretch in which they face four...

Blog | October 04, 2008

Audibles: AFC South Week 4 preview

Paul Kuharsky, AFC South

Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky Houston Texans (0-2) at Jacksonville Jaguars (1-2), 1 p.m. ET The Jaguars have to find a pass rush against Ma...

Blog | September 26, 2008