Eight games into career, Peterson owns single-game rushing record - NFL Football Recap

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Adrian Peterson was simply spectacular. He ran with extreme conviction, burst and elusiveness, gashing an excellent San Diego run defense that consistently brought extra defenders down near the line of scrimmage. And the first tackler rarely brought Peterson to the ground. His performance opened up the 40-yard touchdown pass from Brooks Bollinger to Sidney Rice that gave Minnesota a lead it ... [link]

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Video: Adrian Peterson Sets the NFL Single Game Rushing Record Running Over the Chargers for 296 Yards
Published 11/5/2007 at FanIQ Blog
... There's not one run above that doesn't make your jaw drop. 8 games into his NFL career he hold the all time NFL single game rushing record. Then consider Peterson is on pace (1,036) to destroy Eric Dickerson's rookie season record for yards (1,808) and could give his all-time record of 2,105 a run. ...

Cowboys rise as Eagles fall
Published 11/5/2007 by Dave Halprin (Grizz) <info@bloggingtheboys.com> at Blogging The Boys: Front Page Posts
... And I usually don’t do this right after a Dallas game, but I got to say something about Adrian Peterson. The kid just set an NFL single-game rushing record with 296 yards! Wow, he’s just a rookie and he just ripped off 296 yards. Freakin’ unbelievable.  Nice draft pick, Vikings. ...

ESPN Fantasy Football Analyst
Published 11/8/2007 at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... . From Berry's article last week about AP, under his heading "I'm officially worried about...": " It's not as if he didn't get the ball plenty. But his 20 carries were good enough for only 70 yards, and he gets the strong run defenses of the Chargers, Packers and Giants in three of the next four ." The following Sunday, Peterson went on to chew up an NFL- record 296 yards against the San Diego D, making many Vikes fans and fantasy owners very, very happy. Maybe Berry should be officially worried about his own predictions.—

Obligatory Iowa Draft Post
Published 5/1/2008 by Hawkeye State <info@blackheartgoldpants.com> at Black Heart Gold Pants: Front Page Posts
... Albert Young has signed a free-agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings (where they desperately need a running back), and Bryan Mattison signed on with the Jets. ...

Peterson draws a laugh
Published 28 days ago at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... Peterson is a very serious fellow, but he has an underrated sense of humor. The Chargers, of course, were the team Peterson rung up for an NFL-record 296 yards on Nov. 4, 2007. ...

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Video: Adrian Peterson Sets the NFL Single Game Rushing Record Running Over the Chargers for 296 Yards

There aren't enough superlatives in the book to describe Adrian Peterson's afternoon and rookie season thus far. I'm not sure what's was more stunning this afternoon, that AD had 296 yards rushing or that he had 256 more than LaDainian Tomlinson. There's not one run above that doesn't make your jaw drop.
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Antonio Cromartie Wants to Remind You That Adrian Peterson Wasn't the Only One to Break an NFL Record Today

While Adrian Peterson was running all over the Chargers defense , Antonio Cromartie gave San Diego some hope at the end of the first half. The Vikings lined up for a 58 yard field goal attempt, which fell just short. Cromartie caught the ball just inches from the back of the end zone, turned around, and then ran 109 yards past all of the Vikings on the way to the end zone.
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Vikings Adrian Peterson sets Rushing Record

Adrian Peterson has had an amazing season so far this year. Adrian Peterson has rushed for 1,036 yards so far this season which is an amazing feat for a rookie in an entire year. Peterson has had two games this year as a rookie rushing for over 200 yards and is the only rookie to ever have two games rushing over for 200 yards. Peterson also set a new NFL record, most rushing yards in a game, ...
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FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - Chargers' Cromartie sets record with return

The Vikings lined up to try a 57-yard field goal late in the first half at the Metrodome. Ryan Longwell's attempt was short. Cromartie, standing near the back line of the end zone, reached up to catch the ball, barely kept his back foot inbounds, ...
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