MINNEAPOLIS -- The last time Adrian Peterson faced the St. Louis Rams turned out to be the only game the running back played during the 2014 season.
The Minnesota Vikings traveled to St. Louis for their season opener last year, and Peterson was charged up to play the Rams after remembering how talkative their defense was during the Vikings' win in December 2012.
"They said enough to make me fire back," Peterson said last September. "Normally, I'm the assassin out there. I was a talking assassin."
Peterson romped for 212 yards in a 36-22 win that kept the Vikings' playoff hopes alive that year, and the Vikings beat the Rams 34-7 in Peterson's only game last year.