Adrian Peterson crosses the 1,000 rushing yard mark once again

In a Week 16 matchup against the Tennessee Titans, the former Minnesota Vikings running back increased his 2018 rushing total to 1,042 yards.

A year after missing all but one game, not much was known about how running back Adrian Peterson would perform for the Minnesota Vikings during the 2015 season.

Peterson responded by leading the NFL in rushing with 1,485 yards in 2015 and earning a First-Team All-Pro selection for the fourth time in his career. That was also the last time in which the veteran running back ended a season with at least 1,000 rushing yards.

At least, that was until Saturday.

As a member of the Washington Redskins this year, Peterson only needed 77 more rushing yards against the Tennessee Titans on Saturday to cross the 1,000 yard mark for the eighth time in his career.

Against the Titans, the former Vikings running back got his 77 yards on the ground and then some. Peterson finished the day with 119 rushing yards on 26 carries, increasing his 2018 rushing total to 1,042 yards.

With his performance on Saturday, he became the fifth running back in league history to gain over 1,000 rushing yards in a single season at the age of 33 or older. Peterson also passed Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson for the eighth-most career rushing yards in NFL history during the matchup against Tennessee.

After Saturday, he is now the 12th running back in league history to record eight or more seasons with at least 1,000 rushing yards.

Despite his efforts though, the veteran running back and the Redskins suffered a loss to the Titans. Peterson’s chance of getting back into the playoffs for the first time since 2015 is likely over unless some crazy things go down over the next two weeks.

Since he only signed a one-year deal with Washington, he will be a free-agent in 2019. Peterson may draw some interest during the offseason, but a team isn’t likely going to give him a bunch of money to come in and be their starter next year.

The former Minnesota running back will never admit it, but it’s very possible that his game next Sunday could actually be the final time he takes the field in the NFL.