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Adrian Peterson


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If it makes you guys feel better his stats for away games are worse than home games.

Away: 51 carries for 217 yards 4.25 avg in 3 away games. 72 yards a game. 17 carries a game

Home: 95 carries for 495 yards 5.21 avg in 4 home games. 123 yards a game. 24 carries a game

Home field turf works for him I guess....somebody cut the sprinklers on all night at BOA on Saturday. :D

In all seriousness, I figure at some point the coaches make special plans to help the weakness of our run D...we'll see if we improve there.

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If it makes you guys feel better his stats for away games are worse than home games.

Away: 51 carries for 217 yards 4.25 avg in 3 away games. 72 yards a game. 17 carries a game

Home: 95 carries for 495 yards 5.21 avg in 4 home games. 123 yards a game. 24 carries a game

yeah, even Vikings fans acknowledge they are a better team at home. Peterson could have some "Micheal Turner" to his game. Not that extreme but still.....more dangerous at home on turf.

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Just a prediction.....but IMO Peterson is going to have an all star day on Sunday. I dunno about you guys but I watched AP run on Greenbay and he was dragging people, running over people, out running people...dude is like a machine....that being said their defense can't keep up with us and Chris Cook being in jail (hopefully through Sunday) says we will have an all star performance on offense. I kind of think this game will be won on the special team battlefield...they have some holes, we do to....

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