A.P.

Adrian Peterson (the Vikings one) put himself firmly in the leading position of the Rookie of the Year standings. His solo performance last Sunday against the Chicago Bears was one to remember. He had 224 rushing yards, nine through the air, and three touchdowns. Not to mention AP had the kickoff return to Bears territory that set up the game-winning field goal. The seventh pick overall in last year's draft has lived up to his hype and more. It's hard to understand why six other teams passed up on him.

He has rushed for over 100 in all of his games so far with the exception of a week two meeting against conference rival the Detroit Lions. He said at the beginning of the year that he was shooting for 1800 yards. I think it is very possible that he will surpass that and Eric Dickerson's rushing record of 1808 yards. The guy, known as 'Manchild', is finally giving the respect back to the Vikings since the early 2000's. If he keeps this pace up and the wins keep piling up the rookie could help his team to their first playoff birth since the '04-'05 season.

With the Rookie of the Year all but his thus far we can't forget about the ultimate individual award. I am talking of course of the Most Valuable Player award. I don't think it would be right to leave him out him from any discussion on the matter. He has put up league leading numbers and, in the words of Lil' Wayne, "the sky's the limit" for this Texas born man of a child.