Adrian Peterson has been missing practice this week because of a lower back injury but you can rest assured he will not miss Sunday’s playoff game against Seattle.
How effective will the 30-year-old, sore-backed Peterson be against Seattle? That’s another question. The Vikings need Peterson to be very effective if they’re going to beat the Seahawks and advance to the next round.
Peterson missed much of the second half against Green Bay and is clearly concerned about how the back is feeling.
According to USA Today, Peterson has undergone a series of treatments on the injured area:
And Peterson has been going through a battery of treatment — stretching, ultrasound, Graston Technique — to make sure the lower back problems that caused him to miss time in Week 17’s NFC North title game against the Green Bay Packers won’t stop him Sunday.