One of the biggest surprises this season has been the Minnesota Vikings and their sustained play-off push despite losing Teddy Bridgewater and Adrian Peterson to injuries. Bridgewater suffered a dislocated left knee and torn ACL during a non-contact training session, ruling him out and immediately raising questions about his ability to recover from such a serious injury. The Vikings traded for Sam Bradford with just days to go until the season opener, but the quarterback has held his own in head coach Mike Zimmers offence, growing with confidence and leading the team to a 4-0 start. Sam Bradford has yet to throw an interception for the Vikings Peterson went down in Week 2 with a torn meniscus in his right knee and the Vikings immediately placed him on injured reserve, ruling the running back out until at least mid-November.On Inside the Huddle, Jeff Reinebold broke down the reason for Minnesotas early success, attributing improved performances to the inclusivity of the team. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just £6.99. No contract. Adrian Peterson is a seven-time Pro Bowler and has been a focal point of the Vikings attack Nine different receivers caught the ball on Sunday. Thats using all of your roster and thats what good football teams do, Reinebold said.When youre using everybody, all the players feel a part of it. Those backside routes become crisper, the vertical routes become faster.Peterson has been the centre piece of the Vikings attack since he was drafted in 2007, but Reinebold believes that the reliance on Peterson may have held the team back. The injury has led to increased touches for running backs Matt Asiata and Jerick McKinnon, who both scored touchdowns in the Vikings 24-10 win over the New York Giants on Monday, as well as wide receiver Stefon Diggs and tight end Kyle Rudolph. Inside the Huddle 04/10 Join Neil Reynolds and Jeff Reinebold, who break down the biggest NFL stories of week four. Matt Asiata scored his first touchdown of the season against the Giants on Monday night It sounds crazy but you can lose a superstar and become a better football team, because guys believe theyre more than just a decoy, or to block for Peterson, Reinebold said.I think thats what happened with the Vikings. Theyre no longer dependent on one guy. Now theyre running back by committee and nine receivers touching the ball. Thats the mark of a team that gets it.The Vikings play the Houston Texans on Sunday October 9, from 5:30pm on Sky Sports 2. Also See: NFL week four highlights Neil Reynolds Pick Six WATCH: Top 5 defensive plays NFL week four grades Mark McGwire Jersey . - No matter the lineup or location, the San Antonio Spurs are rolling through the NBA again this spring, just the way they have for most of the last two decades. Lou Brock Jersey . 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With the Nets winning streak in jeopardy, Williams scored 23 points, 11 in the final six minutes, to lead Brooklyn to a 104-99 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night.WASHINGTON -- A U.S. judge has refused to dismiss the governments lawsuit against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and associates for alleged doping and use of banned performance-enhancing techniques. From 1999 to 2004, Armstrong was the lead rider on a team sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service, and he won the Tour de France every year during that period. On Thursday, Judge Robert Wilkins ruled in favour of the governments position that Armstrong and associates owed an obligation to pay money due to the alleged breach of the sponsorship agreements with the Postal Service. The Postal Service paid about $40 million to be the title sponsor of Armstrongs teams for six of his seven Tour de France victoriies.dddddddddddd The judge said the governments complaints are rife with allegations that Armstrong had knowledge of the doping and that he made false statements to conceal it. The Justice Department says the cyclist violated his contract with the U.S. Postal Service and was "unjustly enriched" while cheating to win the Tour. The Justice Department stepped into the case last year, joining a whistleblower lawsuit brought by former Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis under the federal False Claims Act. Wilkins, a newly appointed appeals judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, is sitting as a U.S. district judge in the lawsuit against Armstrong. ' ' '