For others , it 's a way to cope . NFL cuts back plays two days after learning a son had died . Adrian Peterson said he never thought about sitting out Sunday 's game . ` ` God , good to come from it , '' Fox Sports reported Peterson said in a text message . Peterson 's Minnesota Vikings lost 35 - 10 to the Carolina Panthers in Sunday 's game .
NFL cuts back plays two days after learning a son had died . Adrian Peterson said he never thought about sitting out Sunday 's game . ` ` God , good to come from it , '' Fox Sports reported Peterson said in a text message . Peterson 's Minnesota Vikings lost 35 - 10 to the Carolina Panthers in Sunday 's game .