Minnesota Vikings?running back Adrian Peterson suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee during Sunday’s?
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Although Peterson was on crutches and wearing a brace after the game, Zimmer’s comments and reports out of Minnesota seemed to indicate that the team had lucked out. “I was just trying to get open for my guys”, said Diggs. “I think Shamar got a good surge, so being able to get them 1-2 yards in the backfield, now it becomes more of a fourth-and-4 situation when you get that type of penetration”.
“It’s always frustrating when you let one slip through your hands, through your fingers – especially when it’s a division game and you look at how it kind of played out”.
Another factor in the sense of calm is Peterson’s quiet start.
The Green Bay Packers arrived in Minneapolis as a fairly healthy football team, with cornerback Sam Shields the only starter unable to play against the Minnesota Vikings.
“Everybody on offense, we all have to pick our game up”, tight end Kyle Rudolph said.
“Visit TicketIQ to discover the lowest prices on Eagles tickets anywhere, zone-level ticket data and seat views from fans just like you!”. Their team played a tremendous effort against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers with Jordy Nelson, held them to 14 points and made the key defensive plays they needed and pulled off a 3 point victory to go 2-0.
Brian Robison sees the handoff and works down the line of scrimmage as Linval Joseph and Shamar Stephen plow into Packers offensive linemen and Eric Kendricks surges toward Starks. The seven-time 1,000-yard plus rusher was off to a poor start this season averaging just 1.6 yards per carry, but Tennessee’s defense Week 1 loaded the box consistently against Minnesota’s star back. Defensively, the Vikings forced three turnovers, sacked Aaron Rodgers five times and held the Packers’ quarterback to a 70.7 passer rating, his lowest in 18 games against the Vikings.
Coach Mike Zimmer said he didn’t know how long Peterson might be out, but he did not rule out him playing Sunday’s game at Carolina. Zimmer said Peterson is looking at all his medical options. He missed all but one game after he reached a plea deal on a child-abuse charge and was suspended by the NFL. Peterson missed the rest of the season.
Possible replacements for Peterson are reserve running backs Matt Asiata and Jerick McKinnon.
This team, Zimmer’s third, is much better. Asiata, who is nearly definitely available in your league, had six carries for 14 yards on Sunday night, with 12 coming on one play. “We are still going through all the options”.
“We didn’t get more of a push up front to give James a way to put his head down and get to the apex of the push”, Tretter added. He’s never been to U.S. Bank Stadium. “I have no qualms with having him ready to roll”. “So we’re going to keep plugging away and keep doing our very best to find a way to win”.
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“He took some hits he should not have taken, ” said guard Alex Boone.
