How many rushing yards did Adrian Peterson have in 2012?
2,0972012 Regular Season
Adrian Peterson recorded 2,097 rushing yards in the 2012 regular season, 1st in the NFL.
- Adrian Peterson's best regular season for rushing yards in 15 seasons on file.
- Up 1,127 from 970 in 2011.
- 80% of the Minnesota Vikings' rushing yards that regular season.
Best of 15 regular seasons, 2007 through 2021. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  MIN | 14 | 1,341 | 12 | 5.6 |
| 2008 | MIN | 16 | 1,760 | 10 | 4.8 |
| 2009 | MIN | 16 | 1,383 | 18 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | MIN | 15 | 1,298 | 12 | 4.6 |
| 2011 | MIN | 12 | 970 | 12 | 4.7 |
| 2012 | MIN | 16 | 2,097 | 12 | 6.0 |
| 2013 | MIN | 14 | 1,266 | 10 | 4.5 |
| 2014 | MIN | 1 | 75 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2015 | MIN | 16 | 1,485 | 11 | 4.5 |
| 2016 | MIN | 3 | 72 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2017 |  NO/ARI | 10 | 529 | 2 | 3.4 |
| 2018 |  WSH | 16 | 1,042 | 7 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | WSH | 15 | 898 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 2020 |  DET | 16 | 604 | 7 | 3.9 |
| 2021 |  TEN/SEA | 4 | 98 | 2 | 2.6 |