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Adrian Peterson gained 212 yards against the Rams Sunday. (Seth Perlman/AP)
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BARRY WILNER , The Associated Press
Last updated: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 8:54 PM
Posted: Tue Jun 18 00:01:00 PDT 2013

NEW ORLEANS - Adrian Peterson's sensational season following major knee surgery has earned him The Associated Press 2012 NFL Most Valuable Player Award.

Earlier Saturday, Peterson won Offensive Player of the Year.

The Minnesota Vikings running back finished with 2,019 yards, a mere 9 yards short of breaking Eric Dickerson's rushing record. Peterson beat out Peyton Manning, who in his first season as Denver's quarterback contended for a fifth MVP trophy. Manning's four are a record.

Peterson received 30 1-2 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL. Manning got the other 19 1-2 votes.

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    • Peterson led the Vikings from a 3-13 mark to 10-6 and a wild-card playoff berth. He is the first running back to win MVP since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006.

    Peterson accepted his award at the "2nd Annual NFL Honors" show on CBS saluting the NFL's best players, performances and plays from the 2012 season.

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    Online: http://pro32.ap.org/poll and http://twitter.com/AP,NFL

    BARRY WILNER The Associated Press