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Adrian Peterson getting help from Vikings' blocking
Adrian Peterson’s 5.8 ypc average so far this season is a career high. (Jeff Wheeler/MCT/ABACAUSA.COM) A few weeks back, I waxed poetic on here about the thought of Percy Harvin as an MVP candidate....
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Jared Allen clobbers Lance Louis; fine or suspension to follow?
Jared Allen might be hearing from the league this week, after he delivered a vicious block on Chicago lineman Lance Louis during an interception return. After teammate Antoine Winfield picked off Jay...
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Adrian Peterson boosting receiver-starved Vikings
Adrian Peterson posted his sixth 100-yard game in a row against the Packers. (Tom Lynn/AP) Adrian Peterson did all he could Sunday to get the Vikings a crucial win in Green Bay. Unfortunately for him,...
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Does Percy Harvin’s absence buy Christian Ponder more time?
Percy Harvin was on pace to set a career high in receiving yardage before his injury. (Carlos Gonzalez/MCT/ABACAUSA.COM) Twice this season, Christian Ponder has been held under 65 yards passing in a...
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Adrian Peterson closes in on Eric Dickerson’s record to keep Vikes in hunt
Adrian Peterson is averaging a remarkable 6.3 yards per carry this season. (Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) Adrian Peterson continues to close the gap on Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record,...
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Cowboys-Redskins showdown, Adrian Peterson's record chase: NFL Week 17...
Adrian Peterson needs 208 yards in Week 17 to break the single-season rushing record held by Eric Dickerson. (Landov) Adrian Peterson has a chance Sunday to deliver one of those performances that NFL...
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Adrian Peterson breaks 2,000 yards, not Eric Dickerson’s mark
Adrian Peterson is a contender for MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year. (Andy Clayton King/Getty Images) On a classic Adrian Peterson run, the sensational Minnesota...
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Break It Down, Wild-Card Weekend: Antoine Winfield’s impact
The Vikings are hopeful Antoine Winfield can help slow Green Bay’s pass attack. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings will have their hands full Sunday, as they try to upset the Packers at Lambeau Field. Making...
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Christian Ponder inactive, Joe Webb to start for Vikings vs. Packers in NFC...
Christian Ponder posted an 81.2 rating in 2012, 11 points better than the mark from his rookie season. After starting 26 consecutive games for the Minnesota Vikings, QB Christian Ponder will be on the...
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Vikings-Packers best, worst performers: Joe Webb, Adrian Peterson, DuJuan...
Joe Webb had two turnovers — one fumble and one interception — against the Packers. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images) For the Minnesota Vikings to be successful in Saturday night’s wild-card round game at...
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Percy Harvin trade a coup for Seattle … and huge gamble by Vikings
Percy Harvin’s move to Seattle could have long-lasting implications in the NFC. (Tom Hauck/AP) The Seattle Seahawks finished ninth in the league in points scored last regular season and, in one...
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Phil Loadholt re-signs with Minnesota Vikings
Phil Loadholt would have been one of the top tackles on the free-agent market. (G. Newman Lowrance/AP) Phil Loadholt played an important role in Adrian Peterson’s sensational 2012, manning the right...
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Matt Cassel reportedly signs with Minnesota Vikings
A nightmare season in Kansas City featured an ugly moment in which Chiefs fans cheered a Matt Cassel injury. (AP) Matt Cassel did not linger as a free agent for very long. Just a few hours after the...
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Greg Jennings signs with Minnesota Vikings
Greg Jennings had spent his entire five-year career with Green Bay before signing with Minnesota. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) After trading away Percy Harvin, the Minnesota Vikings had no choice but...
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Safe or Surprise Draft: NFC North
Is Chance Warmack headed to the NFC North? Only if one of the division’s teams goes against the grain at the draft. (John Williamson/AP) As the 2013 NFL Draft approaches, we’re laying out both the...
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Sharrif Floyd Selected No. 23 by Minnesota Vikings
(Al Bello/Getty Images) Follow every pick of the 2013 NFL draft How did Sharrif Floyd make it all the way down here? An almost unanimous consensus in the past weeks had Floyd going No. 3 to Oakland —...
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Xavier Rhodes Selected No. 25 by Minnesota Vikings
(Al Bello/Getty Images) Follow every pick of the 2013 NFL draft Somewhere, at some point in this draft, the Minnesota Vikings have to find some help on offense. But with two potentially elite defenders...
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Cordarrelle Patterson Selected No. 29 by Minnesota Vikings
(Al Bello/Getty Images) Follow every pick of the 2013 NFL draft The Minnesota Vikings needed a playmaking wide receiver. The New England Patriots wanted to come up with more draft picks. Both teams...
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2013 NFL Draft Grades: Jaguars, 49ers, Rams top the class
Speedy wide receiver Tavon Austin was the jewel in an extremely deep St. Louis Rams draft class. (John Albright / Icon SMI) Now that all 254 picks have been made in the 2013 NFL Draft, it’s time to...
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Each team’s most pressing question as minicamp looms
All the talk around the Jets is about the QBs, but Chris Ivory could make an impact on their woeful offense. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images) And now, we wait. There are a little more than four months...
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