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THE YEAR IN PICTURES

+ The Year in Sports Media

THE YEAR Of ADRIAN PETERSON

By Ben Reiter

PAGE 42

+ A.D. 2012

THE MAN KNOWN AS ALL DAY NEEDS 294 YARDS IN HIS FINAL TWO GAMES TO SET THE NFL'S SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING MARK

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ON THE COVER: Photograph by John Biever