Adrian Peterson didn't have much to offer Vikings in his return from injury
The Minnesota Vikings had hoped that having Adrian Peterson back on the field would turn around a season that has gone south with six losses in eight games after a 5-0 start, but that certainly wasn’t the case Sunday.
Peterson, in his first game back since needing surgery to repair a torn meniscus suffered in Week 2, played with a knee brace and was far from the running back who led the NFL with 1,485 rushing yards last season.
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He carried only six times for 22 yards and fumbled the ball on his longest run of the day, a 13-yard gain in the second quarter.
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Minnesota ended up losing 34-6 at home, dropping to 7-7 on the season. Peterson, 31, struggled this season in limited action even before the injury and now has 37 carries for just 72 yards – a 1.9-yard average – over three games. He’s signed for 2017, but it’s hard to imagine the team bringing back its all-time leading rusher at his scheduled salary if he doesn’t show quite a bit more in Minnesota’s final two games.
