"Paul Wiggin went up to Adrian Peterson on Monday morning, shook his hand, congratulated him on Sunday's performance and compared him to the man he still considers the greatest running back in NFL history.

"I was a rookie with Jim Brown in Cleveland in 1957, so I played every game Jim played in," said Wiggin, a Vikings personnel consultant. "And I've seen every game that Adrian has played for the Vikings. Adrian is the closest I've seen to having the same running style Jim had. They're very much alike in intensity. Great is an overused word, but Sunday was a great game by Adrian."

Then there's Vikings coach Leslie Frazier. He also shook Peterson's hand, congratulated him and compared him to the man he still considers the greatest running back in NFL history.

"[Sunday] was one of those times when Adrian reminded me so much of Walter [Payton]," said Frazier, who was a teammate of the late Chicago Bears great. "Just how violent Walter could be in his running style and how defensive backs hated to tackle him. Adrian's the closest thing to Walter that I've ever seen.""