ADRIAN PETERSON

Players are remembered for the championships they won—and the records they hold.

Adrian Peterson and Vikings teammate Jared Allen have their sights set on benchmarks that if not likely, are certainly attainable. For Peterson, who came heartbreakingly close to surpassing Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record last season, has his eye now on Emmitt Smith’s NFL career rushing record.

He even has the year in mind: 2017.

Allen, 31, is aiming for Michael Strahan’s single-season sack record of 22.5. In 2011,