* and the ' defense ran away from the early and often in on 'Sunday Night Football' in Week 16. Minnesota clinched a playoff berth with the victory and set up a prime-time winner-take-all matchup for the NFC North against Green Bay in Week 17. Here's what you need to know: * didn't need to do much of anything to secure the win for Minnesota -- did that for him. The ran away with a double-digit lead early enough that Norv Turner stuck the pigskin in A.D.'s grip for the rest of the night. The ' workhorse took back the league rushing lead (1,418 yards) with a 104-yard, one-touchdown showing. Following three sub-100 yard performances, a breakout game like this one should inspire Turner and coach Mike Zimmer heading into the postseason to feed Peterson repeatedly.Sans Odell, and the ' offense resembled British croonstre s Adele, calling out to . The suspended Beckham was sorely mi sed against the , especially in the first half. threw two interceptions in the first 26 minutes and three in the game, one of which was returned for a touchdown. He didn't complete his first pa s until 10:49 of the second quarter. Part of the problem was that Manning was Brandon Clarke Jersey throwing to anonymous receivers (see: and ) who couldn't find separation in the secondary, but that doesn't excuse many of the throws Manning to sed well behind his targets. With nothing left to play for -- the and eliminated the on Saturday -- the New York defense mailed it in in Minneapolis, a suming the role of a human turnstile in its worst defensive performance of the season. The ran for 218 rushing yards -- piled it on late -- eating up time with scoring drives throughout the contest. Though the mustered three sacks of Bridgewater, the battered front seven -- including , who continues to mi s sure tackles -- failed to stop Minnesota when it mattered. This will be the first of two consecutive weeks in the Sunday night slot as the ' Week 17 matchup with the has been flexed out of its 1 p.m. ET slot to . The winner of the game will take the NFC North title and earn a postseason game at home as the No. 3 seed. With the coming off their worst lo s of the season -- a 38-8 drubbing to the -- and the gathering no mo s in the midst of a two-game win streak, anything goes at Lambeau next weekend. If anything, the will have played in one more cold-weather game than the rival Pack -- temperatures crept toward single-digits at TCF Bank Stadium on Sunday night. Let's give some love to kickers! was nearly perfect in freezing conditions in Minnesota, knocking in four of five extra points -- no longer a sure thing -- and five field goals, including two 50-plus yarders. Kick you heart out, Blair -- you haven't gone unnoticed. Gorgui Dieng Jersey