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Too bad for Peyton Manning. He's having a heck of a year after missing last season with a neck injury that required numerous surgeries and a long rehab. That's impressive.
Just not as impressive as what Adrian Peterson has done, which makes Peterson a no-brainer Comeback Player of the Year front-runner and, in my mind, front-runner for the NFL MVP award.
I'm not the only one to think so by a long shot, and I'm also not just talking about Viking fans or NFC North fans.
The folks at ESPN's Stats & Info department have done a little comparison shopping between Peterson and Manning as well, and at least one of them is fully in Peterson's corner.
John McTigue cites AP's 112.8 yards rushing per game and a career-high average of 5.8 yards per carry. McTigue also points out that only three players in the history of the NFL—some little-known guys named Barry Sanders, O.J. Simpson and Jim Brown—have maintained those averages for a season.
Peyton Manning Is Good, but Adrian Peterson Is the NFL MVP | Bleacher Report
Just not as impressive as what Adrian Peterson has done, which makes Peterson a no-brainer Comeback Player of the Year front-runner and, in my mind, front-runner for the NFL MVP award.
I'm not the only one to think so by a long shot, and I'm also not just talking about Viking fans or NFC North fans.
The folks at ESPN's Stats & Info department have done a little comparison shopping between Peterson and Manning as well, and at least one of them is fully in Peterson's corner.
John McTigue cites AP's 112.8 yards rushing per game and a career-high average of 5.8 yards per carry. McTigue also points out that only three players in the history of the NFL—some little-known guys named Barry Sanders, O.J. Simpson and Jim Brown—have maintained those averages for a season.
Peyton Manning Is Good, but Adrian Peterson Is the NFL MVP | Bleacher Report
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