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Found December 25, 2012 on Purple Jesus Diaries: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Adrian Peterson,  Fred Evans,  Matt Schaub,  Blair Walsh,  Jerome Simpson,  Jarius Wright,  Leslie Frazier
TEAMS: Minnesota Vikings,  Houston Texans,  Green Bay Packers
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WIN AND IN! Never in a million years. Never would I have thought that, this year, the Minnesota Vikings would be sitting at 9-6 on the year, guaranteed a winning record for the season (WHAT?!), in a position to play a meaningful game to get them into the playoffs in their last game of the season against their rival the Green Bay Packers, and that they would beat the Houston Texans (arguably the best team in the NFL in 2012) on the Texans home turf. We talk of getting early Christmas presents this year, but my goodness ... This has been like a gift for this year, and one that takes up all of the good will of Christmas presents for the next 30 years. And I'm OK with that, even if I would have rather Adrian Peterson had ripped off 200 yards instead. Oh well. Let's do some playoff damage. Mushroom Stamp of Approval: It was a tough call of who to give the Mushroom Stamp of Approval to this week. Ponder played better, but still not great. Peterson was steady...
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