Peterson and his 2,500 yard goal.

[Reignman]

Still 89 yards ahead of a year ago, but needs 2079 yards over the final 12 games to reach his goal (173.3 ypg), or 1685 yards to break Dickersons record (140.4 ypg). He rushed for 1765 over the final 12 games last year.

2012

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Opponent     att  yds  avg  td  lg
wk 1 vs JAX   17   84  4.94  2  20
wk 2 at IND   16   60  3.75  0   6
wk 3 vs SF    25   86  3.44  0  20
wk 4 at DET   21  102  4.86  0  18

4 game total  79  332  4.21  2  20

2013

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Opponent     att  yds  avg  td  lg
wk 1 at DET   18   93  5.17  2  78
wk 2 at CHI   26  100  3.85  0  36
wk 3 vs CLE   25   88  3.52  1   9
wk 4 vs PIT   23  140  6.09  2  60

4 game total  92  421  4.58  5  78

[Eli]

I can't wait until someone in week 12 posts something like "He just needs to average 250 yards per game over the next six games to do it!"

Give it up. It's not going to happen. Never was.

[Reignman]

I can't wait until someone in week 12 posts something like "He just needs to average 250 yards per game over the next six games to do it!"

Give it up. It's not going to happen. Never was.

And because I know you like it, I'm going to post in week 16 when he still needs 900.

[PurpleMustReign]

And because I know you like it, I'm going to post in week 16 when he still needs 900.

Lol.

[Eli]

And because I know you like it, I'm going to post in week 16 when he still needs 900.

Sadly, you probably won't be alone. If he's within 400 yards of Dickerson's single season record going into the last game, I guarantee someone will claim that he has a good chance of breaking it.

[Reignman]

What a Debby downer. Are you saying he wouldn't have a chance if he's within 400 with 1 game remaining? Against Detroit?

The only thing holding AD back is our own coaches. He would have broken ED's record last year if this franchise had any guts. Imagine him running in the game winning, playoff clinching, Packer denying, record breaking TD, (which would have been the right thing to do) all on the final play last year? Yeah tell me that wouldn't have been an epic finish. But no, we played it safe and made it unmemorable. What yard line did we kick the game winning FG from? That's right, the 11. How many yards short of the record was AD? That's right 9. Everything was setup perfectly for a Hollywood ending. And yeah I know, what if he fumbled blah blah blah. A missed FG in that situation was statistically more probable than a fumble. If anything, AD deserved a chance or 2 to punch it in at the end. You could see the disappointment on his face when Pam Oliver told him he finished 9 yards shy immediately after the game. If he knew how close he was before the FG you know he would have petitioned Frazier to let him punch it in.

[Mothman]

What a Debby downer. Are you saying he wouldn't have a chance if he's within 400 with 1 game remaining? Against Detroit?

The only thing holding AD back is our own coaches. He would have broken ED's record last year if this franchise had any guts. Imagine him running in the game winning, playoff clinching, Packer denying, record breaking TD, (which would have been the right thing to do) all on the final play last year? Yeah tell me that wouldn't have been an epic finish. But no, we played it safe and made it unmemorable. What yard line did we kick the game winning FG from? That's right, the 11. How many yards short of the record was AD? That's right 9. Everything was setup perfectly for a Hollywood ending. And yeah I know, what if he fumbled blah blah blah. A missed FG in that situation was statistically more probable than a fumble. If anything, AD deserved a chance or 2 to punch it in at the end. You could see the disappointment on his face when Pam Oliver told him he finished 9 yards shy immediately after the game. If he knew how close he was before the FG you know he would have petitioned Frazier to let him punch it in.

Are you serious or joking? I can't tell.

[Reignman]

Are you serious or joking? I can't tell.

Which part made you laugh?

[Mothman]

Which part made you laugh?

There were about 12 seconds on the clock when Peterson got up after his last run. They had one timeout left and used it stop the clock at 3 seconds. Even if they had used it right when he was tackled, a run from 11 yards out would likely have been the last play of the game. It doesn't matter if a missed FG in that situation was statistically more probable than a fumble. A successful FG was certainly more probably than an 11 yard TD run. With a playoff spot on the line, kicking the FG wasn't just the safe thing to do, it was the smart thing to do.

[Reignman]

There were 18 seconds, but you're right, we only had 1 timeout left so it doesn't matter. I thought we had more timeouts and I thought there were more time. My memory fails me, commence laughter lol. Still frustrating that he came up 9 yards short. We always seem to come up short on the positive side of history.

[Mothman]

There were 18 seconds, but you're right, we only had 1 timeout left so it doesn't matter. I thought we had more timeouts and I thought there were more time. My memory fails me, commence laughter lol. Still frustrating that he came up 9 yards short. We always seem to come up short on the positive side of history.

Sadly, that IS the Vikings history.

[Reignman]

If you haven't already realized, AD is now well behind last years record pace. A full 171 yards in fact after a similar number of carries. He needs to average 173.4 YPG just to be the first back to have back to back 2000 yard seasons. 188.6 to break Dickersons record, and a whopping 244.9 to reach his goal of 2500. But hey, he's on pace for 1400 yards and that's not bad at all. Plus he has 3 TD's more than he did a year ago at this point.

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2012          att  yds   avg td  lg          2013          att  yds   avg td  lg
wk  1    JAX   17   84  4.94  2  20          wk  1 at DET   18   93  5.17  2  78
wk  2 at IND   16   60  3.75  0   6          wk  2 at CHI   26  100  3.85  0  36
wk  3    SF    25   86  3.44  0  20          wk  3    CLE   25   88  3.52  1   9
wk  4 at DET   21  102  4.86  0  18          wk  4    PIT   23  140  6.09  2  60
wk  5    TEN   17   88  5.18  0  34          wk  6    CAR   10   62  6.20  0  31
wk  6 at WAS   17   79  4.65  0  32          wk  7 at NYG   13   28  2.15  0   8
wk  7    ARZ   23  153  6.65  1  27          wk  8    GB    13   60  4.62  1  17
wk  8    TAM   15  123  8.20  1  64          wk  9 at DAL   25  140  5.60  1  52
wk  9 at SEA   17  182 10.71  2  74          wk 10    WAS   20   75  3.75  2  18

9 game total  168  957  5.70  6  74          9 game total  173  786  4.54  9  78

And in case you're wondering, and I know you are ... here's are our remaining opponents and how they're doing vs the run. And a bonus stat, AD's career vs each opponent. You just can't find this offer in stores anywhere, call now, operators are standing by.

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2013 defensive rushing     --  AD's career vs each opponent
Opponent      Rank    YPG  --   g att  yds   avg td    YPG 
wk 11 at SEA  20th  116.2  --   2  41  264  6.44  2  132.0
wk 12 at GB    5th   94.5  --  13 270 1502  5.56 10  115.5
wk 13    CHI  29th  127.5  --  11 243 1185  4.88 14  107.7
wk 14 at BAL   8th  100.4  --   1  22  143  6.50  0  143.0
wk 15    PHI  14th  111.8  --   2  42  188  4.48  1   94.0
wk 16 at CIN  10th  103.9  --   1  26   97  3.73  2   97.0
wk 17    DET  13th  108.5  --  12 235 1258  5.35 11  104.8

[Eli]

Yeah, he should finish with between 1400 and 1600 yards this season. As many predicted. A very respectable season, but a long way from 2000, let alone 2500.

[Reignman]

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2012          att  yds   avg td  lg          2013          att  yds   avg td  lg
wk  1    JAX   17   84  4.94  2  20          wk  1 at DET   18   93  5.17  2  78
wk  2 at IND   16   60  3.75  0   6          wk  2 at CHI   26  100  3.85  0  36
wk  3    SF    25   86  3.44  0  20          wk  3    CLE   25   88  3.52  1   9
wk  4 at DET   21  102  4.86  0  18          wk  4    PIT   23  140  6.09  2  60
wk  5    TEN   17   88  5.18  0  34          wk  6    CAR   10   62  6.20  0  31
wk  6 at WAS   17   79  4.65  0  32          wk  7 at NYG   13   28  2.15  0   8
wk  7    ARZ   23  153  6.65  1  27          wk  8    GB    13   60  4.62  1  17
wk  8    TAM   15  123  8.20  1  64          wk  9 at DAL   25  140  5.60  1  52
wk  9 at SEA   17  182 10.71  2  74          wk 10    WAS   20   75  3.75  2  18
wk 10    DET   27  171  6.33  1  61          wk 11 at SEA   21   65  3.10  0  13
wk 12 at CHI   18  108  6.00  0  23          wk 12 at GB    32  146  4.56  1  22
wk 13 at GB    21  210 10.00  1  82          wk 13    CHI   35  211  6.03  0  23

12 game total 234 1446  6.18  8  82          12 game total 261 1208  4.63 10  78

Remaining Opponents:

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2013 defensive rushing     --  AD's career vs each opponent
Opponent      Rank    YPG  --   g att  yds   avg td    YPG 
wk 14 at BAL   6th  100.1  --   1  22  143  6.50  0  143.0
wk 15    PHI  19th  115.5  --   2  42  188  4.48  1   94.0
wk 16 at CIN   8th  101.1  --   1  26   97  3.73  2   97.0
wk 17    DET   3rd   82.7  --  12 235 1258  5.35 11  104.8

What he needs to average over the final 4 games to reach certain milestones.

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2000 yards - 198.0 YPG
2106 yards - 224.5 YPG
2500 yards - 323.0 YPG

And guys he still has a realistic chance of passing this year on the all-time rushing list.

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20. Ricky Watters    10,643
21. Jamal Lewis      10,607
22. Thomas Jones     10,591
23. Steven Jackson   10,474 - active
24. Tiki Barber      10,449
25. Eddie George     10,441
26. Ottis Anderson   10,273
27. Adrian Peterson  10,057 - active

[thatguy]

Don't care what kinda stats you show me about him...AP has proven one thing time and time again through his career - don't doubt him.