Any Given Sunday: Vikings over Chargers

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Pacifist Viking found this 11/6/2007 on www.footballoutsiders.com [flag]
The Vikings win over the Chargers is a good reminder that matchups matter in the NFL, and the Vikings' run defense against any run-heavy offense is not a fair fight. Plus another excuse for Ned Macey to talk up Eric Parker, a comparison to "The Axeman," and yet more effusive praise for Adrian Peterson. [link]

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Published 11/6/2007 by Pacifist Viking at Pacifist Viking
Football Outsiders features the Viking-Charger game in its "Any Given Sunday" feature.Cold, Hard Football Facts points out how rare it is for a defense to shut down Ladanian Tomlinson AND Antonio Gates in the same game, which the Vikes did on Sunday.

What To Do About Adrian Peterson
Published 11/7/2007 by Brandon at Acme Packing Company: Front Page Posts
... has two 200 yard rushing games, including the best single game (296) yardage mark in the NFL history, so far this season. His 3rd best game of the season? 112 yards against the Packers in week 4. Since that game, all the Packers opponents have averaged under 4 yards/carry against the solid Packer run defense, but I expect that streak to end on Sunday. What the hell can the Packers do to slow him down? Here's Ned Macey's take on Peterson and his suggestion: ...

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