After watching tape of his team's 30-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson said effort was the biggest problem. "Personally I feel in that game everyone wasn’t there," he said. "It was just lackadaisical attitude. With that, the effect just trickles down to the entire team. I feel like that’s all it was. That can make the run game look bad, it can make the pass game look bad, special teams. It was all around." Peterson rushed for only 19 yards on 13 carries, which was the second-lowest rushing total of his career. Peterson has cracked the 100-yard rushing mark only three times in 12 games, but he said he's not frustrated by that. "It’s not frustrating at all," he said. "Of course as a running back and how competitive I am, I would like to have 300 yards a game. Never sit back and get frustrated, especially when you’re winning and leaving the field with a ‘W’. I think that right there would be selfish." Source: Star Tribune
Come on Vikes. You came into that game knowing the Cards were a quality team and you weren't up for that on Sunday Night Football? Hell, that was No. 1 watched program of all on Sunday. You got outplayed in every facet of the game because of a superb game plan put together by Whisenhunt and his staff. You had the effort, just outmatched on that particular day. You lost that game because you were outcoached, period.
