Adrian Peterson is officially active for Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions, according to the team’s inactives report Sunday morning. The Vikings surprised fans on Saturday when they announced running back Adrian Peterson had been downgraded to questionable for Week 7. Peterson had been listed as probable with a finger injury, but the Vikings announced the downgrade due to an illness. Peterson’s status should mean that he’ll be good to go for his usual workload.
Adrian Peterson injury update: Vikings RB is active for fantasy owners Week 7
Adrian Peterson will play despite illness. We break down the fantasy implications.
Fantasy impact: It’s obviously good news for fantasy owners. There was always some optimism that Peterson would play. Illnesses generally do not seem to keep big name players out of games, barring some kind of hospitalization. Considering Peterson never needed any sort of emergency care, it’s safe to say he’s good to go as an RB1 as usual. He has a great match up against the Lions, who are among the top ten in points allowed to fantasy running backs this season.
