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Carolina RB duo by the numbers

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...which he's rushed for at least 100 yards and scored a rushing touchdown. Minnesota's Adrian Peterson and Atlanta's Michael Turner each have done it seven times and the Jets' Thomas Jones...

Blog | October 19, 2009

Mailbag: Tampa Bay Buccaneers edition

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the final stop in our series of team-by-team mailbags. JRozz in Tampa writes: Jo...

Blog | October 17, 2009

Tuesday afternoon edition of the mailbag

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...in years, made a comment about an argument throughout the league about whether DeAngelo Williams or Adrian Peterson was the better running back. Was this just filler, or was he serious? I was under...

Blog | August 18, 2009

Brees gets offensive player of the year

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...player in history to pass for 5,000 yards, received 22 votes. Manning and Minnesota's Adrian Peterson tied for second with nine votes each. The rest of the NFC South also got some...

Blog | January 06, 2009

Breaking down the MVP voting

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...32QB Chad Pennington, MIA, 4 RB Michael Turner, ATL, 4 LB James Harrison, PIT, 3 RB Adrian Peterson, MIN, 3 QB Philip Rivers, SD, 2 RB Chris Johnson, TEN, 1 QB Kurt Warner, ARI...

Blog | January 02, 2009

Williams, Turner have been models of consistency

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...the league in most 100-yard rushing games with eight each. They trailed only Minnesota's Adrian Peterson, who had 10. Tampa Bay's Earnest Graham and Carolina's Jonathan Stewart also had two...

Blog | January 02, 2009

Pro Bowl analysis: NFC South

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas Players and coaches brought a bit more fairness than fans to the Pro Bowl balloting. Rosters were just released ...

Blog | December 16, 2008

Mailbag: Carolina edition

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...ended) with Monday night's performance. But he has some strong competition from NFC backs like Adrian Peterson, Clinton Portis and Michael Turner. Austin in Charleston, SC: Pat, did you hear Jon Gruden refer...

Blog | December 11, 2008

Mailbag: Atlanta edition

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...can carry on at this rate? Pat Yasinskas: Michael Turner leads the league in carries and Adrian Peterson (270 carries) is the only guy even close to him. Turner is averaging 23.5 carries...

Blog | December 03, 2008

Best LB corps in NFC South? We have answers

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...closely on Sunday, I was going to go with the Panthers. But Ruud's performance against Adrian Peterson went a long way in changing my mind. He's closer to Carolina's Jon Beason...

Blog | November 18, 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 South Week 11 preview

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...he plays at all, Williams' role will be limited. The story here is Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson against Tampa Bay's defense. Coordinator Monte Kiffin is going to have to pull out all...

Blog | November 14, 2008

Opening the mail: Tampa Bay edition

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas Here's the Tampa Bay version of the mailbag. If you have more questions on the Bucs or about any other NFC South te...

Blog | November 13, 2008

Scouts Inc.: How Panthers D found its bite

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...They've faced some of the best running backs in the league -- LaDainian Tomlinson, Matt Forte, Adrian Peterson, Michael Turner and Larry Johnson -- and have yet to allow a 100-yard rusher. They now...

Blog | October 09, 2008

Five observations from a weird Monday night

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...overcome that when you're setting records for return yardage, passing for 320 yards and holding Adrian Peterson in check. "It starts with me,'' Payton said. "I've got to do a better job...

Blog | October 07, 2008