Purple Jesus Pursues an Exalted Record

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Purple Jesus Pursues an Exalted Record
FanHouse found this 12/5/2007 on misterirrelevant.com [flag]
It’s obvious that Adrian Peterson is having one of the best rookie seasons ever. Not so obvious is that, by at least one measure, he’s having the finest season any NFL running back has ever had. It’s his rushing average that I’m on about, and it’s unprecedented. Purple Jesus is getting 6.5 yards per carry through three-quarters of the season, which is 1.3 ... [link]

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Adrian Peterson in Jim Brown Territory
Published 12/5/2007 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: Vikings, MinnesotaFor a running back, averaging six yards per carry for a season is something like hitting .400. Jim Brown did it once. Barry Sanders did it once. O.J. Simpson did it once. And every single other player who gets mentioned in a discussion of the greatest running backs ever failed to do it at all. So as Mr. Irrelevant points out, Vikings rookie running back Adrian Peterson is doing something extraordinary right now. With four games remaining, Peterson is averaging 6.5 yards per carry. Even if opposing teams sell ...

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