Minnesota Wild

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minutes after Adrian Peterson lost a fourth-quarter fumble at the San Diego 20-yard line, the ball was back in his hands. He rumbled around right end, paused to set up his blocks, and sprinted 46 yards up the sideline for Minnesota's game-clinching touchdown. This rookie doesn't make many mistakes. He simply sets a ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- No matter where or how he got the ball Sunday, Adrian Peterson seemed to find the opening in the Chicago Bears' defense. Through the line, around the end, across the field with a split-second cutback and even on kickoff returns, he made the Bears miss. Peterson's record-setting performance put the Minnesota Vikings in ...

DETROIT (AP) -- Jon Kitna gave up his body and perhaps his mind for the Detroit Lions. Kitna was knocked out of the game with a concussion, only to return and set up Jason Hanson's 37-yard field goal in overtime that lifted the Lions to a 20-17 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. "I don't think he knew where he ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Somewhere, Michael Vick must have been shaking his head. Joey Harrington just shrugged off Atlanta's season opener as a stroke of bad luck, but this was a troubling start. The Minnesota defense overwhelmed Harrington with six sacks and two interception returns for touchdowns, and rookie running back Adrian Peterson ...