VIKES’ PETERSON TEARS KNEE LIGAMENT, OUT NEXT WEEK: Adrian Peterson is out for next week’s game after suffering a torn knee:

BLOOMBERG reports the Vikings running back tore a knee ligament after getting hit by the Packers’ Al Harris during Minnesota’s 34-0 loss to Green Bay.But don’t jump out of any windows yet, fantasy football owners. Coach Brad Childress said Peterson’s injury would not require surgery.

“The good news is that the knee otherwise is stable. I’m told that’s a good-healing ligament. So if it was a lineman, maybe he’s braced up and plays this week.”

There’s no set time for Peterson’s return to the sidelines. But it’s a safe bet that Purple Jesus will rise again.