Adrian Peterson: NFL Record Breaking Proposition Prediction

For the first time since early September, bettors are without mid-week NFL prime time football action as Week 16 rolls around. This is a good chance to look at an intriguing individual prop betting offer at BetOnline.

Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson is chasing history as the Vikings All-Pro attempts to break the decades old NFL single season rushing yard record during the final two weeks of the 2012 NFL season.

Adrian Peterson: Chasing historic NFL rushing record

Back on December 24, 2011, in a meaningless game against the Washington Redskins (the Vikings were 2-12 at the time) All-World running back Adrian Peterson suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee. Just a year later, Purple Jesus is challenging Eric Dickerson’s 32-year old record of 2105 rushing yards in a single season and he will be the NFL Comeback Player of the Year. From a pure power running back perspective, no one has done it better than AP. Simply put – he’s astounding.

Breaking the single season rushing mark won’t be a simple task

Peterson needs 294 yards to cement his place in history. The Viks are on the road in Houston versus a Texans run defense that ranks fifth with a 93.2 YPG average in Week 16. AP will get a decent chunk of yardage in this contest but we’ll temper our expectations to the 100 yard level. That means “All Day” will need 194 yards when Minnesota ends their season at home against Green Bay. The Packers rank 14th against the run and have given up an average of 114.3 YPG.

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Gaining the 100 yards against the Texans may be the tougher number to achieve as Houston is trying to lock down the AFC regular season Championship and home field advantage throughout the 2013 NFL playoffs. One more win by the 49ers will leave Green Bay as the third seed at best in the NFC playoff peaking order. That means the Packers won’t be playing for much in Week 17 and they’ll rest starters on both sides of the ball – including All Pro LB Clay Mathews on defense.

For the proposition wager Will Adrian Peterson break rushing yards record? the bookmakers at BetOnline have really sharpened the betting line. It’s normally not a very good idea to bet against Adrian Peterson but, if you must, you get a -215 chalk odds with NO on this prop bet. Backers who believe AP will break the record are getting a +175 underdog price. Though we rarely place “fun money” type bets, we’ll drop a small wager on AP to fall just shy of the 2106 yard mark.