Adrian Peterson had 348 carries for 2,097 yards and scored 13 touchdowns in 16 games in 2012. He was selected to play in his fifth Pro Bowls. He won his first Offensive Player of the Year award and his first MVP award.
| NAME | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Peterson | 2012 |  MIN | 16 | 2,097 | 348 | 6.0 | 131.1 | 12 | 217 | 40 | 51 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 1 |
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| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | A. Peterson | 12/30/2012 | 2012 | MIN | vs |  GB | 199 | 34 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2 | | A. Peterson | 12/23/2012 | 2012 | MIN | @ |  HOU | 86 | 25 | 3.4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 3 | | A. Peterson | 12/16/2012 | 2012 | MIN | @ |  STL | 212 | 24 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | A. Peterson | 12/9/2012 | 2012 | MIN | vs |  CHI | 154 | 31 | 5.0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8.0 | 0 |
| 5 | | A. Peterson | 12/2/2012 | 2012 | MIN | @ | GB | 210 | 21 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 6 | | A. Peterson | 11/25/2012 | 2012 | MIN | @ | CHI | 108 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 7 | | A. Peterson | 11/11/2012 | 2012 | MIN | vs |  DET | 171 | 27 | 6.3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 8 | | A. Peterson | 11/4/2012 | 2012 | MIN | @ |  SEA | 182 | 17 | 10.7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 9 | | A. Peterson | 10/25/2012 | 2012 | MIN | vs |  TB | 123 | 15 | 8.2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 10 | | A. Peterson | 10/21/2012 | 2012 | MIN | vs |  ARI | 153 | 23 | 6.7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 11 | | A. Peterson | 10/14/2012 | 2012 | MIN | @ |  WAS | 79 | 17 | 4.6 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 8 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 12 | | A. Peterson | 10/7/2012 | 2012 | MIN | vs |  TEN | 88 | 17 | 5.2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 13 | | A. Peterson | 9/30/2012 | 2012 | MIN | @ | DET | 102 | 21 | 4.9 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 14 | | A. Peterson | 9/23/2012 | 2012 | MIN | vs |  SF | 86 | 25 | 3.4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 15 | | A. Peterson | 9/16/2012 | 2012 | MIN | @ |  IND | 60 | 16 | 3.8 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 16 | | A. Peterson | 9/9/2012 | 2012 | MIN | vs |  JAX | 84 | 17 | 4.9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Average | 131.1 | 21.8 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 13.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 0.1 | |||||||
| Total | 2,097 | 348 | 6.0 | 12 | 217 | 40 | 51 | 5.4 | 1 |
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