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OK Viking fans, does Adrian Peterson get the single season rushing record or not? I don't think he will. I think teams will put 9 in the box just to prevent him from getting and to force Ponder to throw the ball. Then again, I have been waiting for that for most of the season and no one has done it to the Vikings for a long period of time in a game yet.

Thoughts Viking fans?

- On a side note, I would love to see him get it. I am not a Vikings fan but I am an Oklahoma fan!

Think he will get it now after yesterday's performance. Heck, they have been stacking the box on him all year.

Sportsrube wrote:OK Viking fans, does Adrian Peterson get the single season rushing record or not? I don't think he will. I think teams will put 9 in the box just to prevent him from getting and to force Ponder to throw the ball. Then again, I have been waiting for that for most of the season and no one has done it to the Vikings for a long period of time in a game yet.

Thoughts Viking fans?

- On a side note, I would love to see him get it. I am not a Vikings fan but I am an Oklahoma fan!

Since the Texans are playing for HFA and the Packers will most likely be playing for a 1st round bye both teams aren't going to do anything for the sole purpose of preventing him from getting the record, they're going to do what they feel is best to win the game. Certainly, those 2 things coincide to a degree. If he can get in the 120-130 range this week I think he'll get it. Probably a 50/50 proposition.

The Vikings could lose both games and AP could still get the record...The 84' Rams were 10-6....I also think with Percy being out this is what made this feat a possibility....more carries...with that said here are some real interesting statistics

1984 Rams

Record 10–6
Division Place 2nd NFC West
Playoff finish Lost Wild Card

ED's season

Week Team Carries Yards Average
1 DAL 21 ......138 6.6
2 CLE 27 ......102 3.8
3 at PIT ..23 49 2.1
4 at CIN 22 89 4.0
5 NYG 22 .......120 5.5
6 ATL 19 .......107 5.6
7 at NO 20 175 8.8
8 at ATL 24 145 6.0
9 SF 13 .......38 2.9
10 at STL 21 208 9.9
11 CHI 28 .......149 5.3
12 at GB 25 132 5.3
13 at TB 28 .......191 6.8
14 NO 33 .......149 4.5
15 HOU 27 .......215 8.0
16 at SF 26 .......98 3.8
1984 TOTAL 379 2,105 5.6

AP's season....he is 20 yds a head of E.D. @ this juncture

1 Sep 9 JAC 17 84 4.9 2 1 3 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Sep 16 @IND 16 60 3.8 0 3 20 6.7 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Sep 23 SF 25 86 3.4 0 2 21 10.5 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Sep 30 @DET 21 102 4.9 0 4 20 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Oct 7 TEN 17 88 5.2 0 3 15 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Oct 14 @WAS 17 79 4.6 0 7 50 7.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Oct 21 ARZ 23 153 6.7 1 2 6 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Oct 25 TB 15 123 8.2 1 1 4 4.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
9 Nov 4 @SEA 17 182 10.7 2 3 11 3.7 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Nov 11 DET 27 117 6.3 1 3 5 1.7 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nov 25 @CHI 18 108 6.0 0 6 30 5.0 0 1 0 0 0 0
13 Dec 2 @GB 21 210 10.0 1 1 10 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Dec 9 CHI 31 154 5.0 2 2 16 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Dec 16 @STL 24 212 8.8 1 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Dec 23 @HOU 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Dec 30 GB 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Yes .......he gets it and finishes with 2,145....

Teams are starting to see that 9 in the box isn't the smartest thing to do either. If AD breaks through he is gone. So you pick your poison - fewer guys in the box and 3-7 yards a crack, or 9 in the box and carries of 0, -1, 1, 0, 2, -1, then 80 yards.

Someone is going to have to change what they are doing against the Vikes because like Hinsa said you either have negative rushing yards and then breaks a long one or you let him go 5 yards a carry. Either way it's bad news for the opposing team.