Sooners in the NFL: Week 8

Peterson Tops Century Mark in Minnesota Win

Adrian Peterson went over 100 yards rushing as Minnesota won its third game in a row to improve to 5-2 with a 23-20, comeback win at Chicago.

Peterson ran for 103 yards on 20 attempts and caught two passes for six yards for the Vikings. It was his third game this season with at least 100 rushing yards and the 45th such game of his career.

Notable Performances

Safety Tony Jefferson made six tackles and tight end Jermaine Gresham caught two passes for 19 yards in Arizona's 34-20 win at Cleveland … Travis Lewis started at linebacker and made two tackles as Detroit lost to Kansas City in London, 45-10 … in the win for the Chiefs, Jamell Fleming, Donald Stephenson and James Winchester all saw playing time … rookie linebacker Geneo Grissom made two tackles in New England's 36-7 win over Miami on Thursday night … for the Dolphins, Kenny Stills caught three passes for 58 yards, including a 23-yard gain, Jordan Phillips made two tackles and Damien Williams saw playing time … defensive tackle Gerald McCoy had one tackle for Tampa Bay in its 23-20 win at Atlanta … Chris Chester started at right guard for the Falcons in the loss … James Hanna started at tight end and caught one pass for no gain but Dallas fell to Seattle, 13-12 … Curtis Lofton recorded one tackle and Stacy McGee started at defensive tackle in Oakland's 34-20 victory against the New York Jets … Corey Nelson assisted on one tackle on special teams Sunday night as Denver topped Green Bay, 29-10 … rookie tackle Daryl Williams returned from injury to see playing time for the first time since opening week in Carolina's 29-26 win in overtime Monday night

This and That

The following players saw playing time but did not record any stats: fullback Aaron Ripkowski (Green Bay)

The following players were on a bye: quarterback Sam Bradford (Philadelphia), cornerback Aaron Colvin (Jacksonville), offensive lineman Gabe Ikard (Buffalo), offensive tackle Lane Johnson (Philadelphia), running back DeMarco Murray (Philadelphia), punter Tress Way (Washington) and offensive tackle Trent Williams Washington)

The following players were made inactive: tight end Blake Bell (San Francisco) and defensive end David King (Seattle)

The following players were active but did not play: quarterback Landry Jones (Pittsburgh)