Washington Redskins veteran running back Adrian Peterson passed Hall of Fame rusher Walter Payton on Sunday for fourth place on the NFL's all-time career rushing touchdowns leaders, according to the NFL.
ALL DAY.@AdrianPeterson passes Walter Payton for sole possession of 4th in all-time rushing touchdowns! #HTTR #NYGvsWAS
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The 34-year-old Peterson, who continues to break records and write his name in the league's history books this year, scored at the goal line on a one-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter of a āmust-loseā NFC East divisional matchup with the New York Giants in Landover, Maryland.
Entering the weekend, the seven-time Pro-Bowl running back had recorded 784 rushing yards on 183 carries for four touchdowns. Peterson's role in Washington's offense had been augmented due to the multiple injuries afflicted upon second-year rusher Derrius Guice, who came back from a torn meniscus suffered in Week 1 against the Philadelphia Eagles ten weeks later, only to go down again the next week due to an MCL sprain.
Despite the reluctant need to cast Peterson as an important back for the Redskins, the future Hall of Famer and former league MVP has spent the 2019 season smashing records and gradually moving up on the all-time, career leaders records, including becoming the fifth-most career rushing yards leader (another active running back, Frank Gore, is still ahead Peterson).
Peterson spent the bulk of his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, where he earned all seven of his Pro Bowl appearances and four All-Pro First Team honors. He was the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2007 and Offensive Player of the Year in 2012, along with winning MVP distinction that same year.
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