All the fuss behind the benching of Adrian Peterson is seemingly put behind the Redskins for now. The veteran running back got the start Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, and is off to a great start.
Following a Montae Nicholson interception off Dak Prescott, the Redskins marched to the goal line where Peterson finished the job.
The touchdown moved Peterson ahead of the legendary Jim Brown for fifth all-time with 107 rushing touchdowns.
Ironically, it came with an I-Formation run.
This is on the heel of head coach Jay Gruden’s comments towards Peterson after he was made inactive in Week 1.
“He’s a first and second-down back. So is Derrius,” Gruden said, via The Washington Post. “So, really, what do we have? About 20 first downs a game. Probably eight of those are passes, 12 of those might be runs, and Derrius can handle those 12. So if we have a game where we think we can run the ball 55 times in a game in an I-formation, then sure, I’ll get him up.”
Peterson became the Redskins starting running back with Derrius Guice being on injured reserve following knee surgery. So, there should be a lot more I-formation runs from Peterson for the foreseeable future.
