LANDOVER, Md. - The scene was almost surreal.
There was the Vikings' future, their $100 million investment and the game's best running back, writhing in pain inside FedEx Field after a helmet shot to the knee Saturday by Washington safety DeJon Gomes on the first offensive play of the second half.
It was the kind of play that trivializes the Vikings' lost chance to land surefire No. 1 pick Andrew Luck in April's draft as a result of their 33-26 win over the Redskins.
"Oh, Lord," Peterson remembered saying to himself after the injury, which could prove to be severe. "I just knew it was something bad. The pain was very severe."
Late Saturday, after Peterson had undergone a magnetic resonance imaging exam, the Vikings confirmed that he had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
Even Redskins players were panicked when Peterson went down, immediately signaling for Vikings trainers. Peterson said he heard nothing but his own voice, surrounded by silence.
Meanwhile, tight end Visanthe Shiancoe was calling for the Lord, too.
"I had to say a prayer," Shiancoe said.
Turns out this Vikings team could only take so much punishment this season.
Twelve losses were bad enough.
Article From: msn.foxsports.com
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