The new guy was sharp, though, and that matters a lot for the Vikings and their Super Bowl aspirations that took a hit when Teddy Bridgewater went down on August 30 with a massive injury to his left knee.
Advertisement
Unable to put any weight on his right leg after the play, Peterson hopped off the field, and soon was taken to the locker room.
The Minnesota Vikings continued to update everyone on the status of All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson on Monday. Eddie Lacy was a non-factor rushing for just 50 yards as the Vikings’ run defense was solid again, holding the Packers to 83 rushing yards overall on the night.
The Vikings unveiled the new U.S. Bank Stadium Sunday night, which was made to make the experience better for fans.
Thankfully, quarterback Sam Bradford, whom the team traded for following Bridgewater’s injury, had a career-best performance in his Vikings debut. He returned the next season to rush for 2,097 yards, the second-most in National Football League history.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Panthers coach Ron Rivera says the team is awaiting the results on an MRI on running back Jonathan Stewart’s right hamstring.
“Peterson’s injury was bad, but what about the first time there’s a neck injury at the stadium, or anything equally serious?” He will undergo surgery Thursday for a torn meniscus in his right knee.
The raucous crowd at U.S. Bank Stadium fell silent when Peterson hobbled off the field in the third quarter.
But Zimmer was optimistic after the game, saying Peterson, “might miss a week” only.
As Peterson left the arena propped up by two Vikings staffers, he was hobbling his way past patrons who couldn’t help but stare at the hurt megastar, who is now contracted to Minnesota for $42 million over three years.
Behind Peterson on the depth chart are Jerick McKinnon and Matt Asiata, and Zimmer said he has “a lot of confidence in those two guys”. If you think that I missed somebody, feel free to name them in our comments section.
“They got after us up front, I thought”, Zimmer said. “We’re starting to do some of those things”.
“It’s real disappointing, but like I said earlier, we can’t go dwell on it at all and we have a long road ahead of us and we still have everything ahead of us”.
“Even if the plan is for surgery, there are times when an athlete can return to sport and surgery can be delayed until the end of the season”, said Nelson. It isn’t like walking into a new baseball team and you’re a pitcher and you go out there and throw the ball.
After overcoming communication snafus to eke out a close win on the road against Jacksonville to start the season, Green Bay fell short against the Vikings because of sloppy play that included four fumbles and two late turnovers by Rodgers. McCarthy ran James Starks up the middle on the play, but Linval Joseph and Brian Robison stuffed Starks for only a one-yard gain. Rivera said the team will activate Cameron Artis-Payne as a backup. But there is a chance that Peterson could play with the injury if he can handle the pain.
The Packers finished just 6 of 13 on third downs, which is a sign of an offense that isn’t in sync.
“I don’t think we actually got our rhythm going all night”.
Advertisement
“If Jonathan’s [injury] is prolonged”, Rivera said, “then we certainly will get an opportunity to see Cameron Artis-Payne out there which I’m pretty excited about because he is a heck of a young football player”.
