After 3 leagues, and 15 weeks, my fantasy playoffs have come down to one game, one player. Adrian Peterson. In one league, I have him but I’m down by 20 points heading into tonight’s game and my opponent has Ryan Longwell. In another, I’m up by 12 points and going against him. In a third league, I have Minnesota D and am going against AP with only a 7 point lead. Either way, I’m screwed. I either need him to repeat his performance of last week against San Francisco when he garnered a measly 3 fantasy points, or he needs to go absolutely beserk and score somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 points. Anything in between and I can stand to lose all three leagues.

It’s just amazing that a player who was seen as a high risk – high reward player at the beginning of the season turned into the guy my fantasy hopes are riding on. He was drafted early by some and took off and reached stud status early in his budding career. Those who took him late in their drafts rejoiced at his production.

A closer look though, indicates that he has been rather hit or miss this season. He has scored multiple TDs on three occasions. In two of those games, he went for over 200 yards rushing. Four times this season, he has rushed for under 100 yards with no TDs. However, he did have one of his massive games (224/3) against the Bears earlier this year.

I’m on the edge of my seat for tonight’s game, and I’m sure a number of you out there are too. In a season that’s been wildly unpredictable, it’s only fitting that Peterson has a big hand in deciding my fate and the fate of thousands more out there. The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, it’s all on tap tonight as the 2007 fantasy football plays itself out. It’s crazy, but win or lose, it’s so damn fun.