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It's tough to whittle down the career of a player like Adrian Peterson to eight plays. But that's exactly what we did here.

Peterson may go down as the NFL's best running back and will certainly be in the discussion when he's done if he keeps up his current pace.

He's been powerful. He's been quick. He's been elusive. He's the best back of his era.

Plays were selected for this slideshow based upon the "wow" factor, not to mention video availability. Scoring a touchdown certainly enhanced a play's consideration, but there are plays here that don't end in the end zone. Yardage was also a factor, but there are two plays under 30 yards here too.

The plays are listed in descending order, starting with No. 8 and leading up to the No. 1 play.

Before you step inside, enjoy Peterson's trucking of Packers cornerback Al Harris in 2008.