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The Vikings open the regular season against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 9, and whether Peterson plays may not be determined until just before kickoff. HC Leslie Frazier said Thursday night that Peterson probably will be a game-time decision. "We've got a lot of things we want to get done with him this week, and I doubt that we would know without getting him through an entire week, if we thought he was ready to play a game," Frazier said after the Vikings fell to the Houston Texans 28-24 in their preseason finale.
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Peterson has not played in any preseason games as he continues his recovery from Dec. 30 surgery to fix tears in his anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament. Despite the lack of game action, Peterson has continued to say he plans to be ready for the opener. "My goals are still the game," Peterson said last week. "I look forward to being back the first week" of the regular season. ... We look forward to it also; but we're not banking on it. You shouldn't either.
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