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Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson on crutches after game, headed for Monday MRI on right knee

NFL rushing champion Adrian Peterson exited late in the third quarter of the Vikings' 17-14 victory over the Packers with a right knee injury. He was on crutches with a large brace on his leg after the game and will undgero an MRI on Monday, according to Mike Zimmer.

Peterson, 31, wasn't putting any weight on his right knee, the same one in which he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in 2011, as he was helped to the locker room following a tackle by Kyler Fackrell.

The three-time rushing champion and NFL's highest-paid running back in 2016 ($15.