Vikings | Adrian Peterson thrived facing extra defenders

The Detroit Lions put at least eight defenders in the box on nine of Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson's 11 fourth-quarter rushes in Week 10, after doing so on five of his first 16 runs. The strategy didn't work, as Peterson rushed for 97 yards against such boxes in the fourth quarter.

2012-11-12 08:06:38 | Source: ESPN.com

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