Fantasy Football 2009 Week 5 Running Back Rankings

Despite his popularity, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson doesn't act like a diva around Winter Park. But Peterson didn't mask his self-confidence in a conference call with St. Louis reporters. "Yeah, I play this game to be the best. Not only the best back, but the best player and that's how I look at it," said Peterson, who is second in rushing and third in yards from scrimmage...

With just 55 yards Monday night, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is now No. 2 in the NFL with 412 rushing yards. He is behind Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans, who has run the ball 69 times for 434 yards (6.3-yard average). Peterson is averaging 4.9 yards, but he is tied for the NFL lead with five rushing touchdowns, and he is tied for first with 20 first downs. Other...

Vikings defensive tackle Pat Williams said Adrian Peterson is one of the best running backs in the league. But, Williams said the Vikings defense would not need to allocate additional personnel to stop him. "Nah, we ain't got to stack the box against Adrian," Williams said. "We can put seven against Adrian. I always tell him that. "I always tell him that. 'Hey, you're lucky we...

(what it looks like after Favre makes his horsey go) 30-23. And Favre was good. Damn good. 24 for 31 for 271 yards and three touchdowns. On a night that Adrian Peterson was more than held in check (55 yards and one touchdown). The hope of the Vikings, that Favre would balance their offense, seems to [...]

Through nearly 53 minutes of Monday night's game against the Green Bay Packers, the Minnesota Vikings clearly were the better team on the field. Jared Allen did what any self-respecting defensive end does these days by ripping off 4.5 sacks against a pitiful Packers' offensive line, Brett Favre picked apart a short-handed Packer secondary, and Antoine Winfield made the most of his...

The Counselor is IN:Things I have Learned ... the Packers at the Vikings.1) QB Brett Favre is old and can not play any longer... NOT! At 40 years of age (later this season) Brett can still fling the ball all around the field when he needs to. The Vikings are starting to let Brett play and this should open up the run more for Peterson.2) QB Aaron Rogers is a good up and coming...

When I lived in Wisconsin for three years, a fellow Vikings fan said to me, on a Monday morning in the office after the Vikings had beaten the Packers, "There's nothing I like to see more than sad Packer fans."I don't know if Packer fans worldwide are more sad than they are enraged by their team's shoddy performance last night. Give credit to the Vikings pass...

Spot as many differences as you can between the two photos. There are at least 10 -- some are more subtle than others. (Hint: click on the photo for a higher-res version of the picture... I'm still figuring out how to upload these jaunes properly.)I chose a pictures from the Jaguars' win over the Colts yesterday in honor of my Mom, who knows nothing about football but is a big Jaguars...

- Kevin Smith (19 carries, 30 yards, 2 TD) was banged up coming in, but ended up having a nice fantasy day against a pretty good Bears defense. He needs to be in lineups because he’s one of the few true featured backs in the leagues. - Don’t worry about Maurice Jones-Drew’s lack of touches [...]