Minnesota is feeling confident after back-to-back 100-yard rushing efforts by Adrian Peterson, and they’ll no doubt plan to test that against the Denver defense who has proved to be the best in the league overall and in passing, and a top-10 in rush defense.

In this week’s “Bold Predictions,” it’s all about the line(s).

No. 3 – Peterson Breaking The Century Mark

The Denver Broncos defense has steadily improved its run defense with each game, allowing 69, 61 and 41 yards, respectively, in their first three games.

Adrian Peterson has run for 31, 134 and 126 yards in his first three games, steadily seeing his hards per carry climb from 3.1 to 4.6 to a monster 6.3 per carry against San Diego.

Something will have to give between the Denver defense and Peterson.

Denver has forced six interceptions and four fumbles through three games (good for second most takeaways in the league), so expect a conservative, possession-focused game plan from Minnesota. That means a heavy dose of Peterson, whom Mike Zimmer and Norv Turner will trust far more to take care of the ball than Teddy Bridgewater.

Denver’s offensive line is a mess and the Vikings have a stellar edge rush, so this will be another grind-it-out game like Baltimore. Minnesota won’t have to be pass heavy until late because Denver will struggle to find the end zone consistently.

Peterson’s yards per carry will go down, as he’ll be forced to carry the rock more often than he did against San Diego, but he’ll easily pass the century mark again. Expect at least 125 and a couple touchdowns from Peterson.

No. 2 – The Upright Citizens Brigade can’t help Peyton