AP Single-Handedly Battles the L.O.B! (Vikings vs. Seahawks 2012, Week 9) 

Man just imagine if this Vikings team had a consistent QB alongside with AP

He totally carried us that year. The tear AP went on at the end of the season to almost get the single season record after tearing his ACL the year before was absolutely mental.

This was the year Adrian Peterson won league MVP after tearing his ACL the previous season, and the Seahawks were young, but a tough, up and coming team that planted the seeds for an outstanding march towards winning Super Bowl XLVIII against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos

AP was a monster this is why running backs will always be a big part of football you cannot undervalue how important a good running back is

2012 was a great season! Yes even if my team went 8-8 again. Miss it!!

Man miss those days, but wow 2012 Adrian Peterson was absolutely a BEAST!!! the last running back in the NFL to win MVP

this was the most dominant rushing season by a RB ever imo. AP coming off that ACL+MCL tear to absolutely dominate opposing defenses in route to single handedly carrying his team to the playoffs.

2012 was such a legendary season. Look at all the big name on the stat line who had huge games that same day.

Marshawn keeping up with an MVP 2000 yard season 9 weeks into the season is super impressive

AP was in a different stratosphere as a RB

Potential future NFL Throwback game requests: 1994 Week 4 Dolphins at Vikings (Dan Marino vs Warren Moon) 1995 Colts/Steelers AFC Championship Game 1986 Week 3 Jets/Dolphins (51-45)

Watching this 2012 Seahawks team, you just knew they were going to be a force to be reckoned with in the coming years. They had a ton of budding stars. Heck they would have got to the NFC Championship game if not for a Pete Carroll timeout that gave Matt Bryant another shot at a FG.

I'm happy I got to see many of the greatest RBs to ever play the game. These men are a dying breed.

My favorite running back as a kid and even now. Haven’t seen guys like him in recent he was just absolutely unbelievable

I hate how AP had alot of games where he had more rushing yards than the QB had passing yards 🤦🏿‍♂️

The way they were hitting in this game was with intensity! 😂

Christian Ponder: 11 for 22 for 63 PASSING yards 0 TD, 1 INT, 4 sacks, 24.7 QB rating Adrian Peterson: 17 carries for 182 RUSHING yards, 2 TDs The numbers Peterson put up in his career behind so many awful QBs and 8-men stacked in the box every down is truly phenomenal.

As a long-time Lions fan I watched him burn us so many times. He was unstoppable for most of his career. He also helped contribute for us as the goal line back who ended up having a total 7 rushing touchdowns for us at the end of his career. He would retire two seasons later. Absolute legend.

Anyone else remember Sydney Rice? Such an underrated WR,…and against his former team

Love it when NFL Throwback posts 2012-2014 NFL🙏🏾

What A Incredible MVP Season For Adrian Peterson

I'm a Bears fan, but damn Jared Allen doesn't get enough respect as a pass rusher. He always brought the heat and played 100%.

This was one of the hardest hitting games I’ve seen, from both sides. They all came to play football that day, the sideline pops, RBs dropping shoulders, safeties laying down the law 😂😂😂 I miss the old nfl

As a Hawks fan watching throwback games like this makes me miss the LOB days🤧😭

Not sure if we will ever see another back like AP the way he carried the team to general success for so long is lost in the way the game is going today with the pass heavy offenses. It's a shame.

Man...what a time that was to be a Seahawks fan. I am happy that I was there with RW3, Lynch and the LOB. It was just amazing.

Man omg it was a pleasure and privilege to watch prime AP during the earlier part of his career with the Vikings. John Madden (RIP) would always say AP was a “violent runner” because the front of his jerseys would be all messed up from getting tackled and the turf, helmet paint, etc staining his jersey. Anyways for AP to have over 190 rushing yards, THAT is the epitome of old school Smashmouth football! Im an eagles fan and all but I feel a lil bad that AP literally put those vikings teams on his back and tried to run em to a super bowl win but he couldn’t do it all himself because those teams weren’t complete teams by a long shot. But i dont think we’ll ever see THIS kinda football ever again because the league has evolved into more of a passing league. Damn i miss old school running like what AP and Beastmode played….

Wow, can’t believe this popped up on my thread. I live in Indianapolis and me my cousin and grandparents went to this game! Atmosphere is absolutely electric there

2012 Adrian Peterson was so fucking outstanding that the Vikings went to the playoffs with Christian Ponder at QB. Most unbelievable accomplishment in NFL history.

That RU-vid algorithm is crazy... this is the only NFL game I've ever been to and I'll always remember that first play run

Was such an awesome time to watch the NFL , we had greatest rb of all time arguably, LOB going on, Peyton wining a Super Bowl ….good times

That run to start the game tho smh!! AP really was different.. Not sure if there's been a more physically dominant back like him since.. Henry maybe the closest thing but AP really had it all.. This reminded me of how much I miss watching him play.. And to think this was one season after an acl 😮 I remember being upset he didn't get the record by only a handful of yards.. He deserved it for that year

Miss these days 😢🥹

I regret skipping some of this game even though the Vikings lost. I was teenager back then and didn’t know any better.

I prefer LT overall, but I think AP was the most dominant RB in history in terms of sheer physicality.

He’s the greatest Running back I have ever seen in my lifetime l.Honestly it’s him ,Jim brown and Barry sanders the best running backs of all time in terms of flat out talent and ability.Longevity is obviously m’émit smith

Watching Peterson's greatness is offset by having to watch Christian Ponder play Quarterback. Brutal to watch

Adrian Peterson Was Amazing NFL Throwback

you guys played very well

love how every Viking passing highlight is just a lowlight

Forgot exactly how bad ponder was 😂😂😂😂 blows my mind how he was drafted in the top 15

When Ponder went down and Joe Webb stepped in later that season they reminded me of the 49ers that went to the Super Bowl that year

Who’s excited for the Hawks vs Vikings game today

9:23 of course you gave the ball to Lynch

Dear NFL throwback...I love you so much

Bobby Wagner is the only player from the LOB still on the Seahawks in 2023 😮

AP understood what he was up against and the LOB understood what they were up against.

2:28 Andrew Luck 30/48 433 yds 2 td

NFL Throwback, can you upload some 2000's preseason games please?

What a showdown

Beginning of a rivalry 🏹

0:31 The first run was hilarious because Richard Sherman didn't want to tackle AP, so he flopped out of the way then tried to say he was held

What an amazing time in football.

Peterson underrated

Wow it's been this many years already? 😳 seems like it was only a few seasons ago everyone was walking around going BOOM 💥

Hey this was a fun game to watch here🍿

Pay these RBs! I know this was 10 years ago which is crazy to say

Man I miss this football. 😫 So much contact and fight in every play by everyone.

Pete sure loves not giving Lynch the football on short yardage situations. Hopefully that doesn't come back to bite him.

“Grandad tell me about the good ol’ days” -JLP

This man was the Vikings offense

top 5 RB of all time

Remember when tackling looked like it hurt? What a different sport this looks like

Adrian Peterson and Marshawn Lynch in the same game? Epic!

6:57 That was obliviously short

AP was in a different stratosphere as a RB. AP was in a different stratosphere as a RB.

I have no memory of the Seahawks ever doing QB sneaks in Russel Wilson era, and they had 3 in this game!

Legion of boom got beat up on the ground in this one

HOLY SMOKES 😂 7:28

I can’t believe this is a decade ago Russell Wilson was one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL you had to Hall of Fame runner back so we’re still in their primes wow what a difference a decade makes now look Adrian Peterson’s out of the league Marshawn Lynch retired and Russell Wilson is one of the most hated quarterbacks right now literally after one bad season with a new team

Prime Barry Sanders Prime AP Prime LT ⬇️ ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Everyone else

AD one of the best

Wow…it was a different time.

Damn this was a competitive ass game. Everybody was in their mode.

IMO 2012 is the NFLs peak

7:31 how in the hell was he still able to move like that? knowing me, i wouldve been laid out for days LOL.

As an Oklahoma native that watched Peterson at OU. His nickname is AD (All Day) not AP.

They used to hit so differently

Commentator said loudiest 😂😂😂

Damn who was the safety that came down and cracked Marshawn 😳

Prime AP was special

That fake end around inside zone run was working all day

4th & goal on the 1 for the game, who you got? AP or Beast Mode

In all seriousness, u can’t play like this anymore(they just won’t allow it)…this was a pretty violent game

Generational talent, but AP still falls short of LOB legacy. This was posted because 2012-2016 Seattle was recently brought up as the Top 3 defenses in history; Statistically being the #1 defense during those 4 years by just running TWO types of plays. This should really be an example of a Vikings team who had the best RB in the league, but never saw the SuperBowl. A very relevant topic in 2023, involving large investments into the position.

So hit the hole so hard and so fast almost look like he goin brake for 80 every play

Clear as day hold on that first run lol

I still hate that AD got changed to AP because people didn’t realize it’s not his initials.

I hate it when someone rips off a long run. Only to get tackled just short of the goal line.

Brandon Browner was alright in Seattle and New England Kinda Ironic he has back to back rings on two teams with two great corners on his other side but damn he was bad in New Orleans but then again the Saints Secondary was not all that back in 2016

Hard hitting football. The product was better but safety was pretty much on the back burner still

biggest surprise of the game was looking at the ticker and see bears 51 titans 20! what the hell happened in that game!?!

Harvin and Baldwin. Two great players that wont make the hof but they were legit.

Its AD not AP. Ask Adrian yourself and he'll tell you its AD.

11 Years Ago

If this game were exclusively AP vs LOB, then AP came out on top.

Earl Thomas was so dope

What was Percy Harvin doing on that first play? Lol Ran all the way down the field to do nothing.

Man carried the vikings most his vikings career . only time he had a good QB was that 1st year with Favre kinda sad

Damn, Brandon Browner was a big corner