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MINNEAPOLIS -- Adrian Peterson was hoping his faster-than-expected return would help catapult the Minnesota Vikings into the playoffs.Instead, the Vikings fell flat in a 34-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, a curiously uninspired performance that all but eliminated them from postseason contention. Peterson, who had not played since September because of a torn meniscus in his right knee, had just 22 yards on six carries, including a crucial fumble in the first half on a rare trip into Colts territory.Before he came back, Peterson said he would not play the remainder of the season if the Vikings were out of contention. He didnt want to risk any further injury with an uncertain future. But after the Colts loss, Peterson said he planned to play Saturday in Green Bay.Definitely not what I envisioned coming into this game, Peterson said. Its unfortunate that it ended the way it did.The U.S. Bank Stadium crowd gave him a rousing ovation when he was introduced before the game, but he had runs of 2, 1, 0, 2 and 4 yards behind an offensive line that has struggled to open holes in the running game all season long. He popped one solid run -- a 13-yarder -- but had the ball stripped out by Mike Adams to stunt one of the few drives the offense had going in the first half. The Vikings managed just two first downs in the first two quarters and trailed 27-0 at the break.There were some runs he probably needed to do a little bit better, and there were some times where there wasnt much there, coach Mike Zimmer said Monday. He only had 12 plays.With the Vikings facing such a big deficit, they had to shift to a pass-heavy offense in the second half. Peterson watched nearly the entire half from the sideline while Jerick McKinnon and Matt Asiata -- backups more proficient in receiving and pass blocking than Peterson -- shared the workload.It was tough. You look at the scoreboard and youre down by a couple touchdowns. The running game is irrelevant at that point, Peterson said. Of course I dont like being on the sideline, but I have faith in Matt and Jerick. Those guys do a great job.The Vikings (7-7) have two more games left, at Green Bay on Christmas Eve and home against Chicago in the season finale. While he was rehabbing his injury, Peterson gave thought to not playing at all for the rest of the year. He will enter an intriguing offseason, when the 31-year-old is due to make $18 million in the final season of his contract in 2017. Most believe he will have to take a significant pay cut to stay in Minnesota, but it remains unclear if the Vikings will want to bring him back.Should Peterson get injured again, or even if he has two more low-production games, his stock could take a hit.While Peterson did commit to the Packers game on Saturday, he said it was too soon to think about the finale.Im not going to jump ahead two weeks, Peterson said. Just look forward to this week.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL.Dominik Hasek Jersey . The head of USA Boxing came out swinging Tuesday with an open letter to Tyson -- a former Olympic hopeful himself -- that accuses the former heavyweight champion of trying to poach fighters who might be candidates for the U. Bob Sauve Jersey . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times. https://www.cheapsabres.com/503v-daniel-briere-jersey-sabres.html . The winner Saturday will remain in the elite 10-team field next year. "We talked about wanting to be disciplined and stick with our game plan and good things will come," Draisaitl said, who had two goals for the victors. Grant Fuhr Jersey .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. Mike Ramsey Jersey . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999.Lothar Matthaus has criticised Pep Guardiola for deciding to leave Bayern Munich - even though he does not like his methods.The former Barcelona coach will leave Bayern to take over at Manchester City this summer, bringing to end his three-year stay in the Bundesliga. Matthaus, who played more than 300 games for Bayern over two spells, believes Guardiola is one of the best coaches on the planet but is no fan of Guardiolas management style and thinks he should have shown more loyalty to the Bundesliga champions. Perhaps he wanted a new challenge, Matthaus told Sky Sports. Of course I can understand Pep - his salary must be insane. And he wants to experience something new - despite the fact that he already had the best team in Europe. Peps transfer policy What can Manchester City expect? Bayern fulfilled every wish, no matter what Guardiola wanted: the players, the coaches and even the doctors.He caused much disturbance off the field. But he is one of the best coaches on the planet. With the amount of money in circulation, I can understand Pep.I am one of his critics, but I would have loved to see him in Munich for a longer time. He was always interesting and entertaining for the journalists. He improved the team in many areas, but on the other hand he caused confusion, what many people didnt understand, added Matthaus, who was capped a record 150 times by Germany. Manuel Pellegrini is stepping down at the end of his original contract And Matthaus has warned Guardiolas style of play and continual desire to play players out of position will not endear him to everyone at the Etihad.ddddddddddddI dont like his system, it changes during the game. He uses players in different positions, even if they could play better with their normal position, he added. Lothar Matthaus admits the lure of Manchester City would be tough to turn down I wouldnt want to play as left forward if I normally play right-back. For example David Alaba had to play as central midfielder, despite the fact that he played his best games as left-back. But you have to accept that. Guardiola was always successful, but in Munich he didnt win the Champions League.He should have signed another contract in Munich. He can work with a top team and the trust from the Bayern officials. But after his contract expired, he had every right to sign somewhere else.Also See:Peps transfer policyWhats it like playing for Pep?What now for Toure?Who will join Pep at City? ' ' '