PETERSON TRACKER

Sunday vs. the Rams:

Adrian Peterson broke his 2008 Vikings record (1,760 yards) for most rushing yards in a season Sunday.

With two games remaining:

• Needs 68 yards (34 per game) to achieve one of the top 10 rushing seasons in NFL history.

• Needs 188 yards (94 per game) to become the seventh 2,000-yard rusher in NFL history and the third from the NFC.

• Needs 294 yards (147 per game) to break Eric Dickerson's NFL record of 2,105 yards set in 1984 with the Rams.

• Has chance to become only fifth player in history to average 6 yards per carry in a season (minimum 190 attempts) and is within reach of Jim Brown's all-time record of 6.4 set in 1963.

2012 TOTALS

Att. Yds. Avg. TD

289 1,812 6.3 11

PAST EIGHT GAMES

Att. Yds. Avg. TD

176 1,313* 7.5 9

*NFL record for any eight-game stretch; two 200-yard games, six 100-yard games; runs of 64, 74, 61, 82, 51, 82, 52 yards