Vikings...29 Raiders...22

Adrian Peterson watched from the sideline in a sweatsuit, perhaps seeing a little bit of himself in Chester Taylor’s clutch performance.

Taylor had 202 total yards and three touchdowns, sending Minnesota past former teammate Daunte Culpepper and Oakland, 29-22.

Peterson was out because of a knee injury, so Taylor did his best impression. He rushed 22 times for 164 yards, and Minnesota (4-6) sacked Culpepper four times and pressured him into a costly turnover.

The Vikings turned the ball over four times in the first half, and Sebastian Janikowski followed their fumbles with three of his five field goals.

But he couldn’t prevent the Raiders (2-8) from losing their sixth consecutive game.

Quoteworthy: “Chester has been overshadowed the entire year with Adrian, but I would take Chester Taylor on my team any time. He runs hard. He fights for every last yard he can get.” -- Matt Birk, Vikings center