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Minnesota Vikings Schedule
Sunday, Dec 9 at San Francisco 4:05 pm Buy Tickets FOX
Monday, Dec 17 Chicago 8:30 pm Buy Tickets ESPN
Sunday, Dec 23 Washington 1:00 pm Buy Tickets FOX
Sunday, Dec 30 at Denver 4:15 pm Buy Tickets FOX
Yeah I said it! The Lions suck and are cheap shot artists!
Superstar Adrian Peterson was a little hesitant on the first couple plays of the game wearing a brace on his right knee and playing for the first time in a couple weeks. Once the big guy took a few shots from the soft Lions, some of which were definitely cheap, Peterson was off and running and so were the Minnesota Vikings, 42-10.
The star rookie rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns in less than three quarters of work and quarterback Tarvaris Jackson looked awesome and lead the Vikings over the *** Lions.
"I got choked up a couple times, so it kind of pushed my buttons," Peterson said.
Our Offensive Rookie of the Year is back in a big way, but the Vikings suddenly appear much more than a one-man show and just in time for the playoffs!
In the last three weeks, Tarvaris has shown poise, an accurate arm and command of the offense, and Sunday was his best game so far - he was 18-of-24 for 204 yards and two touchdowns, and the Vikings scored touchdowna on their first six possessions to win their third in a row and fourth in the last five games.
The roll has the Vikings back in the thick of the NFC playoff picture, thanks in large part to a November sucking sound by the Lions (6-6) that has an all-too familiar feel for their long-suffering fans.
Jon Kitna threw for 260 yards and one touchdown for the Lions, who have lost four in a row to waste a 6-2 start. The Lions rushed for just 23 yards on seven attempts against the league's top-ranked run defense, committed three personal fouls and were ***-slapped and manhandled at the line of scrimmage.
"It's a team that's gotten tentative," said Lions coach Rod Marinelli, who blamed himself for the loss. "Today, especially, we looked lethargic. The fundamentals aren't being executed the way I wanted. ... And that's on coaching."
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Adrian Peterson returned after missing two games with a torn lateral collateral ligament in his right knee. He looked to be just a step slower than his usual blazing self -- but that was still two steps faster than the *** Lions' defense.
He first dominated with a 28-yard run on the first possession to set up a touchdown run by Chester Taylor, then added a 16-yard scoring run to help the Vikings to a 14-3 lead.
The Lions came right back and scored on a 2-yard pass from Kitna to Casey FitzSimmons, but rookie Aundrae Allison returned the ensuing kickoff 103 yards for a touchdown to highlight a 28-point second quarter. Jackson threw touchdown passes to Bobby Wade and Sidney Rice, and the Vikings led 35-10 at halftime.
Peterson finished off the Lions on the first drive of the second half. He burst through a gigantic hole and then made safety Kenoy Kennedy look like a school girl with a superstar move on his way to a 13-yard touchdown. Taylor added 70 yards on the ground and the Vikings rushed for 216 yards.
The team started 2-5 and took quite a hit in a 34-0 loss at Green Bay a month ago but just like their biggest offensive stud, the Vikings are back bigger and badder than ever.
The Vikes move into a tie for the final wild-card spot in the NFC, with games remaining at San Francisco, home against Chicago and Washington, and at Denver. But they may not have to worry about Detroit for that much longer. Receiver Roy Williams left in the first half with a knee injury, and the Lions are in serious trouble.
Vikings Safety Dwight Smith was benched for the start of the game for disciplinary reasons and coach Childress declined to elaborate.
Minnesota Vikings Schedule
Sunday, Dec 9 at San Francisco 4:05 pm Buy Tickets FOX
Monday, Dec 17 Chicago 8:30 pm Buy Tickets ESPN
Sunday, Dec 23 Washington 1:00 pm Buy Tickets FOX
Sunday, Dec 30 at Denver 4:15 pm Buy Tickets FOX
Wild Celeb Pictures - March 2007