Preview And Prediction: Vikings (4-1) @ Redskins (2-3) -
Rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III is practicing after suffering a concussion last week, and it looks like he’ll get a crack at snapping the Washington Redskins’ eight-game home losing streak. The Minnesota Vikings will have running back Adrian Peterson in their bid for a fourth straight victory in the nation’s capital as he appears fully recovered from a season-ending knee injury suffered there in 2011. Peterson and the surprising Vikings go for a fourth straight victory overall and sole possession of the NFC North lead Sunday. Concerned that Griffin - the league’s leading rushing quarterback with 241 yards - was more susceptible to injury, the Redskins did not call a running play for the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner in last Sunday’s 24-17 loss to Atlanta. Griffin, though, was knocked out in the third quarter when linebacker Sean Weatherspoon leveled him on a scramble after he failed to find an open receiver on a third-and-g...
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PLAYERS:
Adrian Peterson,
Christian Ponder,
Percy Harvin,
Alfred Morris,
Chris Johnson,
Kirk Cousins,
Robert Griffin III
TEAMS: Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans
TEAMS: Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans
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