Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
2012 Minnesota Vikings season
Table title:
Team leaders
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Category </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Player(s) </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Value </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Passing yards </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Christian Ponder </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,935 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Passing touchdowns </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Christian Ponder </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rushing yards </th><th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Adrian Peterson </th><th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2,097 * </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rushing touchdowns </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Adrian Peterson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Receiving yards </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Percy Harvin </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 677 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Receiving touchdowns </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kyle Rudolph </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Points </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Blair Walsh </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 141 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kickoff return yards </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Percy Harvin </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 574 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Punt return yards </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Marcus Sherels </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 287 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tackles </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Chad Greenway </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 148 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sacks </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jared Allen </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12.0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Interceptions </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Harrison Smith Antoine Winfield </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Forced fumbles </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jamarca Sanford </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who led the 2012 Minnesota Vikings in rushing yards?
Answer:
Adrian Peterson led the 2012 Minnesota Vikings with 2,097 rushing yards.