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Peterson: 'I look back and think, 'Man, I could have been the first guy to go over 300'

Eight years have passed since Adrian Peterson blasted the Chargers with an NFL-record 296 yards in a 35-17 win at the Metrodome.

Forgotten in the record is the fact Peterson stood at 258 yards when the Vikings got the ball back with 6:45 left in the game. Peterson had been pulled from the game and was on the sideline when Chester Taylor carried the ball four straight times for 34, 5, 0 and 2 yards for a touchdown.

The Vikings didn’t get the ball back again until 1:58 remained. Peterson got the first carry, which went for 35 yards.