Redskins... 32 Vikings... 21

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Washington Redskins shut down Adrian Peterson and set up two early touchdowns with interceptions to take control of their playoff fate with a 32-21 victory over the sloppy Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night.

Todd Collins was 22 for 29 for 254 yards and two touchdowns and Clinton Portis had 124 total yards, threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score for the Redskins (8-7), who can clinch the final NFC playoff spot with a win over the Dallas Cowboys next week.

Peterson had nowhere to go all night, gaining only 27 yards in nine carries.

Tarvaris Jackson’s rebound from a disastrous start came too late for the Vikings (8-7), who could have clinched a playoff berth with a win.

The Redskins are winners of three straight thanks to an unrelenting defense and the steady play of Collins, who started his second consecutive game after spending most of the previous 10 years on the bench.

Quoteworthy: “The stage is set. We just have to go win that game.” -- Fred Smoot, Redskins cornerback, on next week’s game against the Cowboys