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Adrian Peterson con los Seattle Seahawks
Former Vikings running back, surpassed legend in Seahawks win
The former runner of the Minnesota Vikings, Adrian Peterson, settled accounts last Sunday with an NFL legend.
Peterson has played for various teams over the past five years and is now part of the battered Los Angeles team. Seattle Seahawks. After being signed by the team five days earlier, the 36-year-old played against the San Francisco 49ers as part of the group of runners. He had the most carries with eleven, but he only accumulated 16 yards and averaged an abysmal 1.5 yards per carry.
But that was not the important thing. The important thing was that Peterson was able to score during one of those carries.
The runner’s score was important for two reasons. First, and least important, for a weak 4-8 Seahawks team that has virtually no chance of qualifying for the postseason, those seven points ended up being the difference in victory in a game Seattle needed to win to desperately clinging to the chance to save the season. The second, and much more relevant in NFL history, was that Peterson’s scoring took him to 126 career totals.
Why does that matter? Beyond being a staggering indication of a long career almost unheard of in the NFL, and even more so for a running back, the total of 126 touchdowns ranks Peterson among the top ten most productive players of all time.
The former Vikings legend caught up with Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown, and now the two share the 10th spot on that prestigious list..
Peterson added the majority of his touchdowns with the Vikings
All of Brown’s entries were with the Cleveland BrownsWhile most of Peterson’s touchdowns came during his time with the Vikings.
During Peterson’s ten seasons at Minnesota, he amassed 11,747 yards rushing. Has the highest record in team history and surpasses by almost five thousand yards the next player, Robert Smith. Peterson played a total of 123 games for the Vikings in which he scored 102 times, including 97 touchdowns on the ground.
After leaving Minnesota, Peterson played for the Arizona Cardinals and the New Orleans Saints in 2017. He then started for the Washington Football Team for two seasons before signing for the Detroit Lions in 2020.
In all, it took Peterson six teams and 184 games to catch up with Brown. That’s four full seasons longer than Brown to add enough touchdowns to make the top 10, as he scored 126 times in 118 games.
Peterson has already surpassed several legends and is catching up with others
Leading up to Sunday’s win over the 49ers, Peterson was tied with 125 touchdowns with the Los Angeles legend. Chicago Bears, Walter Payton. The ninth place is occupied by Marvin Harrison, former wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts, with 128 touchdowns. Another Vikings legend, Cris Carter, ranks eighth with 130 touchdowns – in theory, Peterson could top both this season, though he’s unlikely to catch up with Carter with just five games to play. The all-time leader in total scoring is former 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice with 208.
Among the members of the Viking Nation there is an idea that the runner is finished and that he should retire. To be honest, between his three games with the Tennessee Titans, which culminated with 27 carries for 82 yards and a score, and his only appearance for Seattle, that idea is not entirely far-fetched.
But seeing Peterson score still feels good, no matter what team he plays for.
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