Adrian Lewis Peterson
Position: RB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 217 lbs.
Born: March 21, 1985 in Palestine, TX
College: Oklahoma (school history) (Peterson college stats)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 53 (1310th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| League | NFL | 73 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 1406 | 6752 | 4.80 | 64 | 19.3 | 92.5 | 137 | 1309 | 9.55 | 3 | 1.9 | 17.9 | 67 | 402 | 17 | 428 | 25.18 | 0 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Place | Home | 36 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 735 | 3770 | 5.13 | 34 | 20.4 | 104.7 | 62 | 507 | 8.18 | 2 | 1.7 | 14.1 | 36 | 216 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 0 |
| Road | 37 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 671 | 2982 | 4.44 | 30 | 18.1 | 80.6 | 75 | 802 | 10.69 | 1 | 2.0 | 21.7 | 31 | 186 | 11 | 297 | 27.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Result | Win | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 766 | 3939 | 5.14 | 43 | 20.7 | 106.5 | 60 | 607 | 10.12 | 3 | 1.6 | 16.4 | 46 | 276 | 5 | 150 | 30.00 | 0 |
| Loss | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 640 | 2813 | 4.40 | 21 | 17.8 | 78.1 | 77 | 702 | 9.12 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.5 | 21 | 126 | 12 | 278 | 23.17 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 37 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 750 | 3574 | 4.77 | 27 | 20.3 | 96.6 | 70 | 645 | 9.21 | 2 | 1.9 | 17.4 | 29 | 174 | 13 | 341 | 26.23 | 0 |
| 8-14 points | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 257 | 1213 | 4.72 | 13 | 18.4 | 86.6 | 39 | 381 | 9.77 | 0 | 2.8 | 27.2 | 13 | 78 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | |
| 15+ points | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 399 | 1965 | 4.92 | 24 | 18.1 | 89.3 | 28 | 283 | 10.11 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.9 | 25 | 150 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Month | September | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 346 | 1848 | 5.34 | 14 | 20.4 | 108.7 | 46 | 405 | 8.80 | 1 | 2.7 | 23.8 | 15 | 90 | 4 | 120 | 30.00 | 0 |
| October | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 402 | 1834 | 4.56 | 19 | 21.2 | 96.5 | 33 | 311 | 9.42 | 1 | 1.7 | 16.4 | 20 | 120 | 9 | 204 | 22.67 | 0 | |
| November | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 324 | 1682 | 5.19 | 15 | 19.1 | 98.9 | 29 | 287 | 9.90 | 1 | 1.7 | 16.9 | 16 | 96 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | |
| December | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 311 | 1303 | 4.19 | 15 | 17.3 | 72.4 | 26 | 307 | 11.81 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.1 | 15 | 90 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 0 | |
| January | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 85 | 3.70 | 1 | 11.5 | 42.5 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Day | Sunday | 62 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 1198 | 5982 | 4.99 | 55 | 19.3 | 96.5 | 123 | 1170 | 9.51 | 3 | 2.0 | 18.9 | 58 | 348 | 17 | 428 | 25.18 | 0 |
| Monday | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 155 | 527 | 3.40 | 7 | 19.4 | 65.9 | 8 | 100 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tuesday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 118 | 5.36 | 1 | 22.0 | 118.0 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thursday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 87 | 4.58 | 0 | 19.0 | 87.0 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Saturday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 1 | 12.0 | 38.0 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Conference | AFC | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 378 | 2018 | 5.34 | 20 | 21.0 | 112.1 | 39 | 370 | 9.49 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.6 | 20 | 120 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 0 |
| NFC | 55 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 1028 | 4734 | 4.61 | 44 | 18.7 | 86.1 | 98 | 939 | 9.58 | 3 | 1.8 | 17.1 | 47 | 282 | 14 | 340 | 24.29 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Division | AFC East | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 432 | 4.97 | 5 | 21.8 | 108.0 | 12 | 112 | 9.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFC North | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 489 | 5.37 | 6 | 22.8 | 122.3 | 12 | 141 | 11.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.3 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFC South | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 459 | 5.16 | 4 | 22.3 | 114.8 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFC West | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 638 | 5.75 | 5 | 18.5 | 106.3 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.7 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 0 | |
| NFC East | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 608 | 4.08 | 7 | 14.9 | 60.8 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 7 | 42 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | |
| NFC North | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 539 | 2748 | 5.10 | 27 | 20.0 | 101.8 | 53 | 437 | 8.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.2 | 27 | 162 | 7 | 226 | 32.29 | 0 | |
| NFC South | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 184 | 758 | 4.12 | 4 | 18.4 | 75.8 | 18 | 266 | 14.78 | 2 | 1.8 | 26.6 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | |
| NFC West | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 620 | 3.97 | 6 | 19.5 | 77.5 | 18 | 145 | 8.06 | 1 | 2.3 | 18.1 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Opponent | Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 387 | 4.55 | 4 | 21.3 | 96.8 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 1 | 2.5 | 27.3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 179 | 4.37 | 0 | 20.5 | 89.5 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 38.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 143 | 6.50 | 0 | 22.0 | 143.0 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 107 | 6.69 | 3 | 16.0 | 107.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carolina Panthers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 195 | 3.98 | 2 | 16.3 | 65.0 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 1 | 2.7 | 49.7 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 168 | 823 | 4.90 | 12 | 21.0 | 102.9 | 15 | 119 | 7.93 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.9 | 12 | 72 | 4 | 128 | 32.00 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 97 | 3.73 | 2 | 26.0 | 97.0 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 40.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 180 | 7.20 | 3 | 25.0 | 180.0 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 136 | 3.78 | 2 | 18.0 | 68.0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 11.0 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 892 | 5.28 | 8 | 18.8 | 99.1 | 24 | 153 | 6.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 17.0 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 202 | 1033 | 5.11 | 7 | 20.2 | 103.3 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.5 | 7 | 42 | 3 | 98 | 32.67 | 0 | |
| Houston Texans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 139 | 5.56 | 1 | 25.0 | 139.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Indianapolis (Bal) Colts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 160 | 5.52 | 0 | 29.0 | 160.0 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 1 | 17.0 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 182 | 3.79 | 1 | 24.0 | 91.0 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oakland (LA) Raiders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 1 | 6.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 145 | 5.18 | 1 | 28.0 | 145.0 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 41.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 92 | 3.68 | 1 | 25.0 | 92.0 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 50.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 179 | 3.58 | 0 | 16.7 | 59.7 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York Giants | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 183 | 4.16 | 2 | 14.7 | 61.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 88 | 4.89 | 0 | 18.0 | 88.0 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 188 | 4.48 | 1 | 21.0 | 94.0 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 69 | 3.83 | 1 | 18.0 | 69.0 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 60.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 394 | 8.57 | 3 | 23.0 | 197.0 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 88 | 2.67 | 0 | 16.5 | 44.0 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 82 | 3.42 | 0 | 24.0 | 82.0 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 63 | 4.50 | 2 | 14.0 | 63.0 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 205 | 4.66 | 2 | 22.0 | 102.5 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | |
| Ten Titans/Hou Oilers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 80 | 4.44 | 2 | 18.0 | 80.0 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 101 | 3.74 | 2 | 9.0 | 33.7 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | Rt | Yds | TD | |||||||
| Playoffs | Total | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 268 | 3.77 | 5 | 23.7 | 89.3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 |
| Conference Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 122 | 4.88 | 3 | 25.0 | 122.0 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Divisional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 63 | 2.42 | 0 | 26.0 | 63.0 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wild Card | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 83 | 4.15 | 2 | 20.0 | 83.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | ||