EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Adrian Peterson won the NFL rushing title at age 30 this season, and has made it clear he believes he's the best running back in the NFL. The runner-up title? That goes to a veteran that will be on the opposite sideline Sunday.
The Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch, Peterson said, is the second-best back in the league, despite having played only seven games and gaining only 417 yards this season. Prior to that, Lynch, 29, had run for at least 1,200 in each of the last four seasons.