We're Black and Blue All Over:

Adrian Peterson rushed for 2,097 yards in 2012, the second-most in NFL history for a single season. So what number does he have in mind for 2013?

How about a cool 2,500?

"If you reach for the stars and fall short," Peterson said, "you're still there."

That's the goal Peterson mentioned during the Dan Patrick radio show this week, via Kevin Cusick of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The figure would obliterate Eric Dickerson's single-season record of 2,105 yards.

We'll have to get our PetersonWatch post ready for Week 1 next season.

Continuing around the NFC North: