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PLAYERS: Adrian Peterson,  J.J. Watt,  Michael Strahan,  Leslie Frazier,  Christian Ponder,  Jared Allen,  Matt Kalil,  Matt Schaub,  Lance Louis,  Gosder Cherilus,  Jerome Felton,  Arian Foster,  Percy Harvin,  Kyle Rudolph,  Jarius Wright,  Michael Jenkins,  Jerome Simpson,  Wade Phillips,  Harrison Smith,  Darren Sharper
TEAMS: Houston Texans,  Minnesota Vikings,  Chicago Bears,  Detroit Lions,  New Orleans Saints,  Indianapolis Colts
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Here we are, week 16, the final 2012 game against an AFC North foe (unless… Super Bowl, anyone?) This time, the Houston Texans face the Adrian Peterson led Minnesota Vikings for a Sunday noon game at Reliant. The Vikings are not entirely unknown to the Texans as the interconference opponents met in the final week of the preseason. Of course that was a long time and many injuries ago – and before a couple of each team’s players emerged as potential NFL MVP candidates. Where’s the fun in this particular game? Only watching Adrian Peterson grind it out in attempt to set a new single season rushing record against a 5th ranked Texans rushing defense and the potential for J.J. Watt to add to his 19.5 sacks, closing in on the 22.5 sack single season mark set by Michael Strahan in 2001, against the Vikings who allow 2.14 sacks per game. No big deal. Yeah, right. History could be re-written this Sunday. Add in that Minnesota is legitimately, and somewhat surprisingly, fighting for a playoff ...
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