Timbers defence to touch home a long free kick by Shea Salinas

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Whether Sam Bradford or Shaun Hill takes the snaps in Minnesotas season opener, Adrian Peterson will line up behind yet another starting quarterback.The count will reach a dozen on Sunday at Tennessee, the dawn of his 10th year in the league, and Peterson didnt hesitate to acknowledge the difficulty of enduring so many switches throughout his career. Teddy Bridgewaters season-ending injury prompted the latest one .That definitely affects me, Peterson said. Maybe I have to do more. Maybe I dont have to do as much.Aside from Brett Favres spectacular performance in 2009, Peterson has almost always had to do more.From Tarvaris Jackson to Kelly Holcomb to Brooks Bollinger to Gus Frerotte to Donovan McNabb to Joe Webb to Christian Ponder to Josh Freeman to Matt Cassel, the Vikings have failed to find a long-term solution at the sports most important position.Bridgewater was on his way, poised for a significant step forward in year three after a sparkling preseason, but the damage done to the left knee of the former first-round draft pick during a freak occurrence in practice last week has now muddied his future.Bradford will ultimately be the starter this season, whether this week or next , but his late arrival and spotty NFL success make him a less-desirable alternative to Bridgewater.Thus, once again, the Vikings will be looking to their stalwart running back to lead their offense.Any time I go into a season or a game, I want to be that guy thats a difference-maker, Peterson said. That wont change.Bradford was on the roster as a redshirt at Oklahoma in 2006, Petersons last year in college. He said on Thursday that he wished Bradford wouldve played some for the Sooners that season to help us out a little bit.Bradford eventually won the Heisman Trophy before becoming the first overall pick by St. Louis in 2010. Peterson, naturally, was excited to find out last week about the trade that brought Bradford to Minnesota from Philadelphia.I tip my hat to our GM, Rick Spielman, doing a great job bringing a guy in that can contribute, Peterson said.Peterson said he sent a text message to Spielman after Bridgewater was hurt, offering his opinion on potential replacements.He told me, `Hey. Were going to do whats best for the team, so thats the last thing you have to worry about, Peterson said. And I was like, `All right.After leading the league with 1,485 yards rushing in 2015, following a nearly year-long absence amid the child abuse case involving his young son, Peterson turned 31. His age has become as much of a motivator as any factor, given the evidence pointing against post-30 productivity in the NFL.Hes looked great, like he always does, coach Mike Zimmer said. Hes got acceleration, the vision. All those things look exactly the same to me. Hes an unbelievable worker in the offseason.Since his suspension in 2014, Peterson has described himself often as becoming more of a family man who laments missing out on time with his children.He said this week he could see himself playing another two, five or seven years, depending on his feelings about the work-life balance, though the interest of a team continuing to pay him will of course influence his career length.For now, the focus is on the Titans. When the Vikings fell flat in last seasons opener at San Francisco, a 20-3 loss to the 49ers, Peterson had only 31 yards on 10 rushes. He said his condition in that game, his first in 372 days, was substandard.Thats the big difference, going into this week. My legs are fresh. Im making sure that I get my conditioning in, so Ill be able to run all day, Peterson said with a smile, referencing his nickname.Ive been doing that, he said, getting my mind ready for all that this week.---Online:AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Dave Campbell on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DaveCampbellAP Cheap Jerseys 2020 . -- Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, a day after he was suspended for an NFL substance-abuse policy violation. 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Bernardez, a centre back, stepped up in the absence of forward Chris Wondolowski and converted a 55th-minute penalty kick to give San Jose the lead. Lenhart slipped in behind the Timbers defence to touch home a long free kick by Shea Salinas in the 58th minute. Darlington Nagbe scored for the Timbers in the 83rd minute, but Portland couldnt find an equalizer even after San Jose midfielder Marvin Chavez was given two yellow cards and was ejected in the 86th minute. San Jose (7-9-6) won its second straight match to move past Seattle and into seventh place in the Western Conference. The Timbers (8-3-10) lost for the second time in four games since their 15-match winless streak ended earlier thiis month.dddddddddddd Salinas earned the penalty kick -- the fourth called against Portland this season -- when his counterattack ended in a collision with Timbers centre back Andrew Jean-Baptiste. San Joses penalty kicks are usually taken by Wondolowski, but he is playing with the U.S. Gold Cup squad. Bernardez, known primarily for his booming free kicks, used a bit more finesse to beat Portland goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts, who came in with the leagues second-best goals-against average at 0.84. Bernardez went low to Ricketts right as the Jamaican international went in the opposite direction. Nagbe was freed by a well-placed back heel pass from Frederic Piquionne and slotted home from 14 yards. That goal could have been the equalizer if Piquionnes 66th-minute volley from just outside the box hadnt caromed off Bernardez, over goalkeeper Jon Busch and off the crossbar. ' ' '