EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is up for the FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Week award for the second straight week.
Peterson rushed for 203 yards on 26 carries (7.8 per attempt) and capped the Vikings win with an 80-yard touchdown on his final carry of Minnesota's 30-14 victory over Oakland.
The award is determined through fan voting (visit **NFL.com/FedEx** to vote).
The other nominees for the Ground award are: Buffalo RB LeSean McCoy and Carolina RB Jonathan Stewart.
The nominees for the Air award are: Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger, Washington QB Kirk Cousins and Arizona QB Carson Palmer.
Voting is scheduled to continue until 2 p.m. (CT) Thursday.
The winners are announced every Thursday afternoon, and FedEx and the NFL will award a $2,000 donation in each player's name to their teams' local area chapters of the American Red Cross to assist with disaster relief and preparedness.
