The last thing a team with two wins on the season needs is to lose its superstar running back. Fortunately for Adrian Peterson, early X-rays show no break in his left ankle -- just a bad bruise.
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The Bears lost so the Vikings are back in first place in the NFC North.
The sophomore was found unresponsive on Friday morning.
Four cars were damaged last Wednesday night.
A ramp to eastbound I-494 will be closed for several hours.
It's not clear what started the fire at the St. Paul encampment.
Giant waves battered the city's shoreline, damaging public walkways and parks.
The person struck is a 68-year-old man from Hopkins.
It's from a Minneapolis brewery considered unique in its field.
Minnesota fought back from a 28-0 deficit but didn't last.
It happened Friday morning in Renville County.
Police are asking the public for help finding the vandals.
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier isn't ruling out Adrian Peterson for Sunday's game at Atlanta just yet. Frazier says the plan is to get Peterson out of his walking boot Thursday to see if he can put some weight on his injured ankle.
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson says the New Orleans Saints went too far Sunday exploiting his injured ankle. AP says cornerback Jabari Greer twisted his ankle in a pile. Peterson tells the New Orleans Times-Picayune says he got in Greer’s face about it, but kept his composure.
Despite playing through an ankle injury and eventually blowing out his knee, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson came in at No. 8 on NFL Network’s “Top 100 of 2012.”
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson says he plans to play Sunday against New Orleans. AP has practiced two straight days, saying he’s about 85 percent healthy after missing the last three games with a high ankle sprain.
Vikings Coach Leslie Frazier says Peterson's might make it back to the line up Sunday after missing the last three games. The running back says his injured ankle in about 85 percent healed.
Head coach Leslie Frazier is "optimistic" that Adrian Peterson will play Sunday when the Vikings host the 10-3 New Orleans Saints. Peterson has missed the last three-and-a-half games with a high ankle sprain.
The Vikings say nothing is set in stone, but injured running back Adrian Peterson is on target for a Week 1 return in 2012 following surgery on his torn ACL.
As expected, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson -- recovering from an ACL tear -- will start training camp on the “active, but physically unable to perform list” That means he can be activated at any time, but for now can’t take part in practices.