NFL Predictions Week 6: Adrian Peterson and the 3 RBs Who Will Dominate

When doesn't Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson dominate?

Well, his team had troubles through four games, but their All-Pro feature back exploded for three touchdowns in the first half last week against the Cardinals en route to Minnesota's first win of the season. 

Which runners will dominate in Week 6?

Let's take a look, starting with AP.

Adrian Peterson

The Vikings face the Bears in the Windy City and we all know what Peterson has done against Chicago in that stadium in the past. 

The Bears are known for their defense, yet the 2011 unit is not living up to the standards set over the last few seasons. 

They rank 28th in the league against the run and have allowed 135.6 yards-per-contest. 

After his breakout performance last week, I totally expect No. 28 to run with a similar tenacity and have a huge game.

Cedric Benson

Much of the talk surrounding the surprising 3-2 Bengals is the maturity we've seen from quarterback Andy Dalton and wide receiver A.J. Green in the last few weeks.

How about the production from running back Cedric Benson?

He was held in check against a stingy Jaguars run defense last week—so what?

The Colts have the league's 31st ranked run D and they should lean on Benson throughout. 

Ryan Torain

It looks as though Torain is back to being the feature back in the Redskins offense. In Week 6, he faces a terrible Eagles run defense.

They are surrendering 140 yards on the ground in each game. You better believe Mike Shanahan will pound the rock a considerable amount of times in this one. 

Philadelphia has trouble with bigger backs (see Fred Jackson's game in Week 5) and with their secondary tightening up, Washington will run early and often in this one. 

No point trying to throw on that secondary when you're facing such an inconsistent front seven.