Adrian Peterson's Best Run Against Each Team 

NOTE: As of this posting, Adrian only played the Pats once as a Viking, in 2010. He was suspended when they played again in 2014. In his lone game, he had 25 carries for 94 yards, with his longest being just 9 yards. Since none of those runs were particularly spectacular in any way, I chose the touchdown.

I already knew what the Steelers run would be. RIP Willie Gay

Best pure runner of all time. Ideal size, speed, vision, moves, power, patience, etc. Dude was a straight up monster. That being said a lot of these aren't even his best runs against these teams

If only we had hade a quarterback during his prime 😭

Running backs like bell, johnson, gurley are the new era. Peterson was the last great back of the old era of runners. Was a pleasure to watch him and i hope he comes back to minnesota to retire

That run against the Browns has to be my favorite.

Top pure running back ever.

Adrian Peterson should've won a a Superbowl. His best chance was with the Vikings when they had Favre. Peterson was killing the run game against the Saints but he kept fumbling. Ahh. Favre threw a costly interception at the end. None the less Peterson was a rare breed man. I'm talking about since like Earl Campbell era. Just my opinion. Great video

It still amazes me how AP could go full speed then stop dead in his tracks and with one hand shove the defender out of the way and pick up where he left off, run again at full speed.

My favorite RB. So much fun to watch in college and the NFL.

Adrian had the most talent ever seen as far as pure running, juking, jump cut, power etc There are clowns saying Dalvin Cook can be better lmao. He is good but not in Adrian's league.

we’ll never see that kind of passion and intensity again

A truly special athlete. I was a little young and not terribly interested in football when Randy Moss was in his prime. I still remember snippets of his career with fondness, mostly the Moon over Lambeau, but I never knew him as well as I knew Adrian Peterson. I wish he could have ended his career in purple, and I wish we could have put a consistent (consistently good anyway) quarterback in front of him. Injuries took some of his prime years from him, and the years he played all the way through saw him put more mileage on his body than any reasonable human being should have to take and still be expected to have anything left. If we had put an Andrew Luck (pre injury/voodoo curse/cosmic illness/whatever he has that won't let him play), or a Ben Roethlisberger, or hell, even a Matt Stafford in front of him, I seriously think the Vikings of the 2000's are remembered in a much different light. Yeah, I know he fumbled four times in the NFC Championship Game against the Saints the one year he had a good quarterback to play with. And yeah, he hit his kid with a switch. So he left Minnesota in a bit of a controversy. So what? So all those records, all the thrills, all the head bobs that would just spell doom for the opposing defense, all the 80 yard runs that saw every defender on the opposing team touch him at least once, if not twice, and he'd still score... So those don't count for anything? Fuck that. I love Adrian Peterson, and when he goes into the HOF, I hope he wears the deepest shade of purple for his tie.

3:43 is forever legendary

So yes, the Steelers 'run' is a catch, but man... William Gay got REKT!

My boy had so much heart, soul and toughness. The way he way ran the ball with authority is truly remarkable.

AD made it fun to watch the Vikings on a Sunday. It's just too bad that he had only 1 elite QB to work with. The 09 season was such a heartbreak.

We will have to wait another 20 years for a back like him!❤

I'm glad to see him in his good days

Easily top 3 if not arguably the best running back of all time. How can you not love the way this guy runs the ball. LEGEND.

How he didn’t get injured vs the colts run amazes me

Nobody can mess with AP's acceleration. Just rediculous how fast he gets up to top speed

The best running back in this era

THANK YOU for this classic vid of greatness for the ages..AP ALL DAY!!!

Adrian was a machine! Unstoppable for the Vikes! Love it! Thank you for sharing n putting this " out there"!

9:05 Gotta give it up to those Packers fans giving him props. AP was a special talent, even rival fans gave him respect.

2012 Adrian Peterson is goated for RB’s. Especially when you consider he had total knee reconstruction surgery just 9 months before opening day. You also have to consider that his QB was Christian Ponder and for that year Ponder started all 16 games and had under 3k yards, 18 tds and 12 ints on 62% completion percentage. Teams were LITERALLY stacking the box with 8-9 players consistently on every down because they knew how one dimensional that team was and he STILL was only 7 yards short of breaking the all time record(which he WOULDVE gotten if Zimmer wasn’t coach). The last “non-quarterback mvp” we will probably ever have. What a special season that was, single handedly carried that team into the playoffs. Take a Bow Adrian “All Day” Peterson. Kids today don’t know how TRULY good you were. MVPeterson!

Great research man. Great video of the best back of the 2000-2020ish era

Bravo! Great job putting this together! Thanks for sharing.

Nice collection, thank you, and AP for many years of incredible performance.

great upload, truly was a freak of nature

Great vid!! I forgot almost just how many games he won for us singlehandedly.

This man is still playing, and is still dominant. Great state of Texas!!!!!

Easy to forget how fast he was. Amazing speed and power combination.

Talk about a highlight reel... AD simply had it all!

Such a Beast!!! I know there is haters but I could care less!! Glad we had em , wish we could of went to the bowl with him!!! Him & Barry Sanders will probably remain my two favorite for a long time to come!!! Just awesome to see him eat up every team one last time!!! Thanks!!

I think the only person that can compare to his size, power, and speed is probably BO!

Love how you actually got “every” team, including the Vikings.

One of the greatest ever. A man among boys.

great video !!!! thnk you for the 10 min of happiness

Hahahaha great job with the ending clips that was lit

7:46 great block 😂🔥💯

AD. Is in my top 6 all time running backs. Thanks for the memories🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈

Might be the best RB highlight I’ve ever seen. And that does include that man up in Detroit

Incredible leg strength and speed with the moves. Arm shedding tackles A+ I think this is the model running back

How come we never see compilations of best DEFENSIVE efforts AGAINST players like this? You know... Fawlk running {SPLAT!} OJ to the sideli-- {SQUISH!} Payton going over-- {boinga-SMOOSH!!} Goff...hands it to Gurley {WHAM!!} I'm sure they would be WIDELY POPULAR!!! ;)

He was a complete monster. Loved watching him as a Viking. He would do everything to get an extra yard which would lead to lots of fumbles but I loved him for his hard work and effort every play💯

I respect you for making this video

Even though I've heard fellow Vikings fans talk trash about AP since his departure, I still love the guy. He's a legend of this generation, and I'm stoked to have been around to watch him play for us! #Skol #APAD

How is his best run against the pats a 1 yard td? I call bs on that

Nice Idea for a video! I remember both against the Browns and Steelers. Nice and I think Urlacher was held on the one vs the Bears but I'm a Bears fan so I may be bias lol

The best ever Vikings rb. Legend never dies💪

It’s interesting to get to hear how audio equipment has changed and gotten clearer and clearer over the yeafs

My favorite part is 4:08 when Ray Lewis calls the cutback and he stills breaks through 😂

was an LT fan growing up but this man carried the torch.. crazy to see he still had that speed and power after 2 knee injuries

It's sad to see ap leave he's the whole reason why I'm a Vikings fan till this day good luck to u big dawg!

Just think what could have been if he wasn't the only weapon on the offense for such a long time. If he didn't have to go against 7-8 man fronts 70% of his runs he might have had multiple 2000 yard seasons, and possibly a lot closer to emmit and Walter in terms of yards. Not often does a RB carry his team in today's NFL especially to the playoffs.

Oh thats cool. They showed his best run against the Vikings. I wouldnt have thought of that.

There's only two guys I've ever seen who could make a 5 yard run look amazing and that was Barry Sanders and Adrian Peterson. Barry was more about agility, Peterson was more about just violence and refusing to go down. He was uncanny at turning a 1 yard loss into a decent gain.

You'll have to update this after his 90 yard run against the Eagles two weeks ago. Very nice video.

The hustle on 5:12 surely deserves a huge shoutout

I like that you did the NFC north last and ended with the Packers with the announcers talking shit about them

Came here expecting that play vs the steelers. Was not disappointed

HTTR! I hope we get at least 80% of these hellacious runs and we'll do some things this year...hopefully, I'm a realistic fan and seen good things and bad boneheaded things lol, let's go skinz!!!

4:57 Good Lord, that move was probably the best thing I've ever seen.

One day, the Vikings will have a SB parade

He was great, watched his whole career as a Vikes fan. Miss him.

What a pleasure it was to watch ap all day every Sunday for 10 years! SKOL!

That run against the Lions was a beauty, but my personal favorite was when he juked the soul out of Kennedy en route to a touchdown.

This was a great idea

This guy is the best RB I've ever personally witnessed.

Man I miss watching this dude in his prime. The reason I became a Vikings fan.

And then y’all don’t even show his “Best” run against Chicago... that sexy ass run he had his rookie year where he went for 200 and had like 3 jump cuts and bursted to the end zone

I new the one against Pittsburgh was gonna be gay getting smashed I still remember that one

I love how you included AP even against his beloved Vikings. It's like saying "no one is safe".

Brings back childhood memories watching this man...

Watching, hoping he didn't get a TD against my team. He got a TD against my team...

Nobody in the history of the NFL ran like AP!! When he was running you better get out the way. Dominant like Reggie Bush at USC

Dude is a monster just perfectly balanced in all attributes. Speed, power, agility.

Out of all the runs he had against my bears, I knew it would be that one. The man was truly unstoppable

Barry Sanders, Adrian Peterson, Walter Payton. Top 3 All time.

I was like no way he burned my Broncos.... oh wait yeah he did

Love how organized this is great video

I remember when he was in his prime every week he scored. Felt like LT. Had them both on my fantasy team every year when I could. Beasts

The best run AP had against the Lions would be the one where he broke the safety's ankles for a TD, IMO!

Truly one of the all time greats. i always felt jim brown was this type of runner who with AD modern training advantages would be beyond description.

The TD run against the Browns is epic. Get out of my way!

Excellent. . just amazing🏈🏈🏈🏈

Man i wished u put that run against the eagles in the 08 playoffs but this videos is great without it

I love you left the packers for last and let troy bash them that was great! And I was there for that 80 yard run agaings the kittys

wow nice job making this video!

All Day in his prime is my GOAT. And I have never been or will be a Vikings fan. But every time that man touched the ball, it was must see TV

Please put him in the HOF already.

I still say he's in my top ten or top five however you want to put it

After Adrien Peterson caught the pass, super trucked dude and started screaming lmaooo I almost fell out 😂😂😂

7:45 Oof... that block though

Adrian Peterson has never rushed for over 100 yards against the Carolina Panthers. Ever. #Facts #KeepPounding

Defense focused entirely on him, but he still found ways to burn them.

In his prime, Peterson is a beast. Glad to have witness and share his legacy in Minnesota. Would take him any days. #skol

Major respect to this legend