News - Adrian L. Peterson
Brett Favre passed for two scores and Adrian Peterson ran for another Sunday, leading Minnesota over Detroit 27-13 -- the Lions' 19th consecutive defeat. Favre's touchdown tosses were for 1 yard to Visanthe Shiancoe and 3 yards to Percy Harvin and Peterson scored on a 27-yard run. The veteran quarterback,
Adrian Peterson ran away with The Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year voting the same way he surged past opposing tacklers this season.
LaDainian Tomlinson took over the NFL rushing lead, got his fourth straight 100-yard game and called it a night.
Brian Urlacher and the Chicago Bears had Adrian Peterson all bottled up, at least until it really counted.
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI MINNEAPOLIS - Brian Urlacher intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble and the battered Bears defense looked like the playmaking unit of old as the Chicago Bears held a 3-0 lead over the Minnesota Vikings after the first quarter on Monday night.
