Adrian Peterson = All Day

So for those of you who don't know, in addition to being a huge Iowa Hawkeye fan, i am a huge Minnesota Vikings homer. And last night was a banner game for the Vikings, even if it was only preseason.

The defense looked spectacular, getting three touchdowns from the group, including two pick-sixes and a fumble recovery (none of which i can show you, because of the NFL's ban on putting videos of their games on YouTube because of copyright issues. Worthless). One of those pick sixes was from Iowa's very own Chad Greenway, who is in his second year but did not play last year due to an ACL tear. Greenway, as well as the rest of the defense, looked to be in mid-season form for the most part, with the exception of Cedric Griffin's pathetic attempts at tackling. That need to be shored up quickly.

Then we get to the offense. And the ridiculous talent that is known as All Day, Adrian Peterson (now nicknamed the Purple Jesus by at least one blog, Kissing Suzy Kolber, which you should definitely check out). On his first carry, AP went off tackle right, completed a fantastic spin move back towards the inside to avoid a tackler, then broke the run down the sideline for 43 yards, the end of which instead of stepping out, he bowled over a defender for good measure. (UPDATE: Video here). AP finished with 70 yards on eight carries, an impressive day.

While it was only preseason, the Vikings did look fairly sharp and walked away with a 37-20 win. Next week they will have to get more work for their young quarterback Tarvaris Jackson and their inexperienced corp of receivers, but it's hard to complain too much about a victory like this. Should build a little confidence if nothing else...