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Texans looking to corral Peterson, and secure homefield against Vikes

Found December 21, 2012 on isportsweb.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Arian Foster
TEAMS: Houston Texans
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The Houston Texans have a chance to not just set the all time record for wins in a single season for the franchise, they also have a chance to secure home field advantage with a win against the Minnesota Vikings. The Texans will attempt contain MVP candidate Adrian Peterson who’s been on a rampage all season long as he’s racked up a league leading 1,812 yards on the ground. Peterson has long been considered the best RB in the game and now has his eyes set on Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson’s all time single season mark of 2,105 yards. The Texans will be looking to stop Peterson this week and force young QB Christian Ponder to beat them with his arm. The Texans will have their hands full trying to stop Adrian Peterson this week. But it must happen for them to win this game. The Texans were in a bit of a offensive slump until last week against the Colts when just about every offensive weapon they have had a good game. If they are going to be successful in truly limiting Peterson on the g...
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