History & Playoffs At Stake! (Packers vs. Vikings 2012, Week 17) 

Look at the 2012 Vikings roster besides Adrian Peterson, then you’ll appreciate just how great he had to be in his prime to get that into the playoffs.

AD won the MVP that season after tearing his ACL the previous year. It was just like he never left the game watching him bounce back

Jeez this has got to be the first NFL throwback game that I actually remember watching live. I was rooting for AP so hard

Can’t believe how crazy that game was in 2012 , that was a helluva game in Minnesota between these two ball clubs

R.I.P John Madden..... One Of The Top Win Percentages In The History Of Football.... Averaged 10 Wins A Year In Mostly 14 Game Seasons,If Not Mistaken His Raiders Went To 4,5 Straight A.F.C Title Games. 76 Raiders One Of My Favorite Teams Of All-time, Wish Madden Still Had History Teams. Christmas Day Special On Him Was Great.....As If They Knew Something With The Timing. Thanks 4 The Memories And Football Game J.M....Sad You Can't Watch Your 9 TV Wall For Football Anymore R.I.P J.M

Truly Rest In Peace to a helluva NFL legend , 🕊🕊🕊🕊 John Madden , what a man he was for the NFL , and just the game of football as a whole 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Rip John madden

As a Bears fan, this game ANGERED me. The one time I need the Packers to win, they lose LOL

Honestly, these last few years up to 2015 honestly were the last years that felt like football. The hits, less penalties and rules. Everything in this game is a night and day difference compared to today's game

Can't believe how good this game was! Its nuts. Thanks for this!!

How close was AP breaking the record? He was 9 yards short. Had he score he would have taken the record

This was actually a great game that everyone seems to forget.

Rest in peace to John Madden 🕊️

Peterson was such a joy to watch play in his prime, even in his rookie year you knew he was going to be something special.

Packers fan, even though we lost this game I still remember watching it as a 10 year old. My first season watching football and to this day I haven’t seen any RB as good as 2012 Adrian Peterson. Pretty sure we beat the Vikings a week later in the playoffs before the Kaepernick game.

he was just soooo EXPLOSIVE. GOATed

Still can’t believe he finished 9 yards short. AP deserved to break that record

Thanx mate from Napier, New Zealand

Looking back now, I wished he had scored on that last run or Walsh missed that kick to go to OT for the chance for AP to break the record. I think most Viking fans would have wished AP had broken the record instead of their result in the playoffs that year.

All this for Green Bay to blow out Minnesota a week later

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I loved this season so much seeing Adrian Peterson run in his prime is so fun god I loved this team I wish he broke the record tbh

10:33 Greg Jennings with the juke

Such a classic game. Not a fan of either team but watching such a close game with so many implications occurring throughout was truly memorable. I also think that this is one of the more noteworthy games in defense of Joe Buck's commentary style. His simplicity in calling AP's efforts to break the record in whilst simultaneously needing a win at all costs to make the playoffs was well suited, I think.

This was a really good game

AD banger season and amazing video

It's 2021 and it doesn't even feel like this was that long ago and that's interesting because Perterson burst and speed was something ferocious !

I remember kids (fellow Vikings fans) at school said they’d rather have AP break the record than the Vikes make the playoffs! They had me heated😂😂

I was at this game as a 14 year old. The biggest thing I remember was the noise. The fans knew we needed to win that game and it seemed like everyone in purple was doing whatever they could to make as much noise as possible when the pack had the ball. Making a megaphone with the game program, clapping with big mittens, finger whistles, it was really everyone. I had no voice for a few days but it was worth it…

And 2 Think Peterson Still Plays Now. That Nearly Almost 300yd Game Against Chargers In 2007,2008 Was Something.....I Believe He Barely Had 50+yds At Half

When AD made that cut back, I was like Oh shìt he might get it!!! Still sad he didn’t 😪

Blair Walsh was a machine in his first couple of seasons

Ponder looked so good this game lmao

Not going to lie, every time when I see those Vikings jerseys with the number 28, I get nightmares.

Can we get a rip for mr madden 😔

AP does not get enough credit now days to how good he really was. The man was and still is a beast. I think when he got in trouble for correcting his child with a belt and it coming to light in the media is was hurt AP.

God Bless John Madden.

Banger

“here’s Peterson…… Adrian Peterson down inside the 15 yard line” chills great call by buck

The last great game at the Metrodome.

that ref sequence in the late third was so weird

I’m a die hard Packers fan! AP was mine favorite all time RB!!!

RIP Mr Madden I'm Gonna Miss Him NFL Throwback

11 year old me was at this game! Was amazing!

Back when football was fun and the guys played like it meant something. I’m only 19 and this feels like forever ago

Going to the game on Sunday!!!

💜💛dye heart Vikings fan till I die

rest in peace john madden

I remember the interview after the game. Pederson was shocked when he found out he was just 9 yards short. He thought he'd broke it.

These games remind me how much Rodgers used to get mauled by defenses over the years

As the Patriots play the Jaguars you guys should do the 2017-18 AFC championship game

Prime ap was a beast 💯🔥

It doesn't matter what the records of these two teams are because every single game is great and could easily go either way.

John Madden used to call AP a “VIOLENT RUNNER” because the numbers on the front of his jersey would have the markings of the defender’s helmets on them from trying to tackle him.

The next week, green bay answered

AP MVP 2012 let’s go all day

I felt like if Minnesota REALLY wanted to give Peterson the record, they could've. However, I understand they were more conservative with him down in the later stages of game to try to insure a playoff berth.

Fire Zimmer and we will go back to playing football like this. I miss Adrian Peterson. He was a great runner

Battle between the 2011 & 2012 MVPs.

#50 at 10:54 is the definition of never playing another game after. Man coverage defense and he let go by 😂

Wow, AD playing well and the Packers getting their buts kicked, and the biggest loser out of this, was Chicago.

RIP John Madden

Peterson almost literally carried Ponder into the playoffs just so he could be "inactive" going into Green Bay the next week. Webb was thrown to the wolves while Ponder kept up on that sore shoulder with some icy hot...

I’m no Vikings fan but these jerseys are million times better than today

Nfl throwback can you make a video about John Madden’s greatest calls.

Leslie Frazier clearly didn’t want AP to break his record- AP was getting chunk yards against that Packers run defense- completely criminal-he had Ponder throwing the damn ball on more than enough occasions with 1st and 10 instead of handing the ball off to AP-I bet AP will never love it down

Sucks that he never broke the record and he was so close. Packers fan here

Probably Christian Ponders best game as a pro, at least his most meaningful

I hope the next video on this channel is something related to John Madden. RIP John Madden

I miss having a motivated team, one that’s begging to go to the playoffs

Hi NFLThrowback, how you doing? 😊

Even now, 11 years later, it still bugs me they didn't just let him run one or two more times to get the record, then win the game in OT. He was that close. I remember his record-breaking season that year had the whole country just like invested into him. It was great. We all wanted him to break that record. I'm a Jets fan and I was rooting for it. Still pisses me off they didn't let him run one or two more times lol

Fine game. Too many commercials.

anyone else secretly wishes walsh misses that so AP can have a chance to break the record in OT??

I’ve always felt that the 2012 Vikings were one of those teams that only managed to get into the playoffs due to other much better teams squandering their seasons. You had the defending Super Bowl champion Giants, who suffered from a common SB hangover. The Saints had the Bountygate scandal catch up to them, and I think Sean Payton’s suspension affected them psychologically. The Bears were on a roll at the beginning of the year, but then suffered from a late season slump, and the Vikings were able to take that final playoff spot due to having a better division record than Chicago.

R.I.P to John Madden

7:06 no one ever talks about this play, similar to a 15 yard Hail Mary

I remember watching this in my basement not really knowing much about football holy shit felt like every play was give the ball to Petersen lol he was nasty

Greg Jennings put the team on his back doe

the Vikings DBs outside of Harrison smith were so bad

AP got screwed. There were times they didn’t even give it to AP on 1st and 10-he could have broke the record easily.

@10:32 omfg greg stop it 😬🌪🔥

After watching this game back then I felt this was game ponder was turning the corner but boy was I wrong

They said Crosby was a "shakey" kicker back then. Lol

GREG Jennings was a dawg oml

Joe Webb had to start vs the packers the next week

AP carried this team to the playoffs

incredible to see how much better the CHRISTIAN PONDER led 2012 Vikings were compared to the current version with a supposedly top tier QB in Cousins who is the opposite of clutch and will never win a super bowl (hell, maybe a play off game). and i have no misconceptions about how average Ponder was. I remember him throwing an interception when trying to throw one away.

Imagine he misses the kick and we get OT with AP

This is exactly why Rodgers doesn’t have more Rings! His defenses have been terrible for the majority of his career!

the 2012 vikings heavely relied on adrain peterson

Pin this, R.I.P. John Madden🙏

We ended up beating them in the wild card round

This game kept the Bears out of the playoffs and got Lovie Smith fired, even though he went 10-6 that year. They would’ve played Green Bay in Lambeau the following week had the Packers won.

God do I not miss the horrific defenses that GB had in the 2010s. McCarthy was using Rodgers as his meal ticket

Was anybody else there or just me?

It was a crime!!!...they didn't call a cple more plays at the end for A.P! He Would of got the record!!

Cowboys #1

Big Mike with the mistakes as usual

Us Bears got screwed