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Understandably Adrian Peterson has gotten all of the attention in Minnesota this season--when the best back in team history shows up, he steps right into the spotlight.But his injury meant that the supporting cast got a chance to shine on Sunday. The Vikings offensive line showed that it doesn't really matter who runs behind them, they'll pick up the yards. And Chester Taylor got a chance to remind everyone that the Vikings No. 2 tailback may not be Purple Jesus, but he's still better than many starting backs around the league.
With Peterson out with a knee injury, the Vikings still rushed for 228 yards. Taylor simply blew the Raiders away with a 164-yard, three touchdown day that included six runs of 10 yards or more. The Vikings running game was good enough that they managed to make Tarvais Jackson look like an NFL quarterback. Jackson connected on 17 of 22 passes for 171 yards, which ranks as easily the best day of his young career. Of course he still was only the third best quarterback on the field--Oakland's Duante Culpepper threw for 344 yards in his return to Minnesota while Vikings wide receiver Sidney Rice was a perfect 2-for-2 for 94 yards including a 74-yard pass to Vinsanthe Shinacoe on the first play from scrimmage.
It's puzzling to watch this Raiders team. Last year they had a great defense that was destroyed by a terrible offense. The offense has improved significantly, but it's not enough to make up for the terrible decline of the defense. The Raiders run defense has fallen apart while the pass defense is not nearly as good as it was last year. Together it means that even on a day where Culpepper throws for almost 350 yards, it's just another typical Raiders loss.
For Minnesota, the win doesn't mean a whole lot in the long term--the team is still two games out of the wild card race, but it may lessen the screaming that Zygi Wilf hears about firing Brad Childress. The Vikings face the Giants next week, so it's likely only a one-week respite for Childress.
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