Throwback to when Adrian Peterson set the record for most Rushing Yards in a single game
He ran for 296 yards as a ROOKIE
The wildest part: his second half
At halftime AP had only 43 rushing yards and 1 TD on 13 carries
Then:
3rd quarter: 8 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD
4th quarter: 9 carries, 146 yards, 1 TD
Adrian Peterson was truly one of the greatest to ever do it man
โAJ you had 4 straight 1,000 yard seasons, 3 of 4 years you were an All-Pro, and you went to two Super Bowls, winning one in Philadelphia, what made you decide at this point in your career that you wanted a trade?โ
Itโs insane nobody from the Philly media asked this straight forward question.
Things in football so improbable that youโll probably never see it happen again:
In 1999, the Jacksonville Jaguars were possibly the best team in the NFL. They got off to a quick 2-0 start and then faced the newly rebranded Tennessee Titans Week 3. They held a 17-3 at the beginning of the 4th quarter after picking off Titansโ QB Neil Oโ Donnell and returning it for a TD. The Titans ended up rallying to win the game 20-19.
After their heartbreaking loss against Tennessee, Jacksonville managed to win 11 games in a row. Their defense was absolutely dominating holding opponents to 10 or less points in 7 of those games. Then in Week 16, they made the trip to Nashville to face the Titans yet again.
The cliche is โitโs hard to beat the same team twiceโ. Well the Jaguars surely made it easy on Tennessee. The Titans absolutely routed them 41-14. Steve McNair threw for 5 TDs and Eddie George ran for over 100 yards.
The Jaguars managed to beat Cincinnati in Week 17 and secured the #1 seed in the playoffs. In the divisional round, they absolutely routed Miami 62-7. It Is unsurprisingly still the largest margin of victory in a playoff game in the Super Bowl era.
Their reward? They got to face the Titans yet again in the conference championship game on their home turf. This was it. This was their shot for the Super Bowl. The outcome? They got absolutely trounced 33-14 as they watched their division rival go to the Super Bowl.
Remarkable. They somehow managed to beat every single team on their schedule, except the Titans. They are the only team in the Modern Era to lose to a team 3 times in a single season and go undefeated against everyone else on their schedule. Something so improbable we will probably never see it again.