Vin+ 3,121 Posted September 25, 2015 http://hosted.stats.com/fb/preview.asp?g=20150927016&home=16&vis=24 (AP) -- Offensive coordinator Norv Turner got his first chance to see Adrian Peterson in nearly top form in the Minnesota Vikings' first victory of the season. Peterson will try to repeat that performance Sunday in Turner's first matchup with his former team, the San Diego Chargers. After being suspended for the final 15 games in 2014, Peterson showed some rust in a 20-3 loss to San Francisco on Sept. 14 as he gained 31 yards on 10 carries. Playing in front of his home fans for the first time in nearly two years, though, Peterson bounced back with 134 yards in a 26-16 win over Detroit on Sunday. The only negatives to Peterson's day were a pair of fumbles, one of which was lost. "It comes with time. Week 1, you watch film and you learn. You apply it to the next week, and I'm coming to do the same thing next Sunday," he said. Turner was hoping to see this from Peterson when he was hired by the Vikings before last season. Then-rookie Peterson set an NFL record with 296 rushing yards against the Turner-coached Chargers in their last visit to Minnesota, a 35-17 win Nov. 4, 2007. Turner led San Diego to the AFC championship game that season, his first with the Chargers, and went 56-40 in six years. "It's a great mind to learn from and be coached by. He's charismatic and has a great personality," Peterson said. "It's been fun so far. I'm looking forward to getting a full season under my belt." The Vikings will face an opponent that gave up 175 rushing yards in a 24-19 loss at Cincinnati last Sunday. In contrast, Minnesota yielded 38 last week after giving up 230 against the 49ers. "We can't take the cheese this week either because people will be saying nice things about us this week," coach Mike Zimmer said. "We have to make sure that we continue to work the way we work, study the way we study and go out and practice." Chargers rookie Melvin Gordon ran for 88 yards on 16 carries Sunday. Philip Rivers went 21 of 27 for 241 yards and two touchdowns to become San Diego's leader in TD passes with 256, surpassing Hall of Famer Dan Fouts. Rivers, though, committed two turnovers for the second straight game. San Diego has given the ball away six times this season. "It's only two games," receiver Malcom Floyd told the team's official website. "It's very early. At the same time, we've got to continue to improve. We just don't want it to become a trend." Rivers passed for 335 yards and two touchdowns in San Diego's most recent matchup with Minnesota, a 24-17 victory Sept. 11, 2011, throwing for the winning TD with 5:01 to go. He'll likely be playing behind a depleted offensive line for the second straight week and possibly without starting tight end Ladarius Green. D.J. Fluker is dealing with a high ankle sprain and fellow guard Johnnie Troutman reportedly needs a few more weeks to recover from a broken arm. Green, who has 10 catches for 121 yards and a TD, has suffered his second concussion in less than two weeks and his third since December. Rivers was sacked four times against the Bengals after being sacked twice by the Lions. Return specialist/receiver Jacoby Jones and safety Jahleel Addae also sat out last week because of ankle injuries, and their statuses are uncertain. The Chargers have alternated wins and losses in their 11 meetings with the Vikings. Minnesota has won the past two home games in the series. I took the Chargers in survival this week. That should pretty much lock AP into a 300-yard performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BwareDWare94 723 Posted September 26, 2015 38-23, Vikings 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Socal 524 Posted September 27, 2015 38-23, Vikings How are the Vikings going to score 38 points? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FartWaffles 1,857 Posted September 27, 2015 How are the Vikings going to score 38 points? 12 field goals and a safety. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BwareDWare94 723 Posted September 27, 2015 How are the Vikings going to score 38 points? How are the Chargers going to stop Adrian Peterson when they allow running backs 4 yards before first contact? I know it'll likely be closer, but I'm throwing a bone to my team. I think they're the real deal. How are you liking Emanuel so far? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Socal 524 Posted September 27, 2015 I'll be fine if AP gets 4 yards a carry for 20 totes. So will the Chargers. My point is that people seem to think the Chargers defense is garbage. They gave up 28 to Detroit but 14 of those points were from a pick six and a desperate garbage TD. Against Cincinnati they gave up three big plays that were only made possible by a costly muffed punt and some terrible defensive penalties that gave Cincinnati another chance. My prediction 27-17 Chargers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vin+ 3,121 Posted September 27, 2015 Vikings declared WR Stefon Diggs, QB Taylor Heinicke, CB Jabari Price, LB Edmond Robinson, C Zac Kerin, TE Chase Ford and DE Danielle Hunter inactive for Week 3 against the Chargers. Source: Ben Goessling on Twitter Ladarius Green (concussion) is inactive for Week 3 against the Vikings. As is CB Brandon Flowers. CB Jason Verrett is active. RG D.J. Fluker is also returning from his ankle injury. Joining Flowers and Green on the sideline are RB Donald Brown, S Jahleel Addae, OLB Tourek Williams and G Johnnie Troutman. Source: Michael Gehlken on Twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BwareDWare94 723 Posted September 27, 2015 Dat defense! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OSUViking 505 Posted September 27, 2015 No excuses for Teddy making some poor decisions today, but Rudolph dropping that TD killed what otherwise was a good start. I don't even know if his INT was a bad decision whereas it was an admittedly bad throw. The next drive where he threw it directly into triple and almost had it picked was just stupid. But, I digress. The offense did enough to win (even if it wasn't that much), and the defense delivered. I hate hate HATE defensive holding. I know the Vikings directly benefited from the Chargers getting called for that, but the penalty turned a 4th and 9 into a 1st and 10 despite being a 5 yard penalty. How does one even have defensive holding on a FG? Just a stupid rule, on top of DPI being a spot foul. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJORN 679 Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) Yeah that was a really dumb call. Better team won today. As far as the Chargers go...an absolute pathetic performance from the offensive line. Rivers was getting hit after every play, even on quick passes. The defense all in all was ok barring the horrific tackling on AP's big TD run. Already looking like it's same shit, different year. Injuries on the offensive line are going to kill us. Thought Fluker was god awful today. And seeing Dunlap go off injured.... Keenan Allen was the lone bright spot. Edited September 27, 2015 by BJORN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
