Adrian Peterson Injury: Update on Vikings Star's Week 8 Status and Fantasy Value

Adrian Peterson had a monster day in the Minnesota Vikings' narrow loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.

Unfortunately, that performance may have cost him his health.

Peterson was shown limping off the field with 7:49 left in the fourth quarter, and he sat on the sideline for a bit. It is believed that it was a left ankle injury.

UPDATE: Sunday, Oct. 30 at 12:13 p.m. EDT by Brandon Galvin

Adrian Peterson is active today, as expected, according to NBC's Josh Alper. 

UPDATE: Friday, Oct. 28 at 3:53 p.m. EDT by Kyle Vassalo

Adrian Peterson is still expected to be ago on Sunday and to make life even sweeter for AP owners, there is talk of the Vikings increasing his role in the pass game. Jeremy Fowler reports that the Vikings are going to try to get him even more involved in the offense. As if fantasy owners needed another reason to love AP.

UPDATE: Thursday, Oct. 27 at 3:16 p.m. EDT by Brandon Galvin

Adrian Peterson is expected to play Sunday against Carolina after returning to practice today, according to Stat Tribune Minnesota Vikings beat writer Dan Wiederer. He missed practice yesterday, but it was more to rest his tweaked ankle, according to 1500ESPN.com's Tom Pelissero.

UPDATE: Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 4:20 p.m. EDT

The Minnesota Vikings believe that Adrian Peterson will play on Sunday against Carolina, but they are being extra cautious with him in practice. Here's the word from Jeremy Fowler of the Pioneer Press. 

If, and it looks like a big if, Peterson does not play, the Vikings are in big trouble. He is the most consistent offensive player they have, and takes a ton of pressure off Christian Ponder. 

Peterson is so good that missing a day or two of practice is not going to effect his performance in a game. I would expect him to start and shine against the Panthers' 29th ranked run defense. 

Luckily for fantasy owners and Vikings fans alike, Peterson returned with five minutes remaining in the game. He was not able to scamper for a score and victory, but it is a good sign that he returned to action.

The Vikings play the Carolina Panthers next week, and it is one of the friendliest matchups that AP is going to see all year.

Peterson has really turned it on as of late and already has 712 yards and eight touchdowns on the season. He should be able to torch the Panthers if he is 100 percent healthy this week.

Keep it tuned here throughout the week, as we will bring you the latest breaking news on Peterson and his possible ankle injury as soon as it hits.