NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans made sure Adrian Peterson wouldnt hurt them.So the Minnesota defense took control.Eric Kendricks returned an interception 77 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter and Danielle Hunter scored a 24-yard TD off a fumble return and the Vikings beat Tennessee 25-16 in their season opener Sunday.The Vikings forced three turnovers in the span of just under seven minutes and also had two sacks.The defense came through for us and made some big plays, Peterson said. They pretty much bailed us out today.The defending NFC North champs needed the help from their defense in scoring 25 straight points after being shut out in the first half with the NFLs 2015 rushing leader smothered.Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer did his best to hide his starter at quarterback after the Vikings lost Teddy Bridgewater to a major knee injury Aug. 30, and after they traded their 2017 first-round draft pick to Philadelphia for Sam Bradford .The mystery finally ended when Shaun Hill, 36, took the field for the Vikings first series for his first start since 2014 when he was with the St. Louis Rams.Zimmer said Hill did well.Well take it one week at a time and see where it takes us, Zimmer said.Tennessee focused on stopping Peterson, who had 1,485 yards rushing last season, and the Titans did just that.Peterson had 31 yards on 19 carries.The Titans had a revamped roster from a new general manager for coach Mike Mularkey in his first game since having the interim tag removed in January.They also opened at home for the first time since 2012 and jumped out to a 10-0 halftime lead looking for a rare home win after going 1-7 in Nashville each of the past two seasons.Their highlight came on the first of two TD catches by DeMarco Murray, the 2014 Offensive Player of the Year, when he vaulted himself over a defender for a 6-yard TD catch just before halftime.TURNOVER MELTDOWNThe Titans were driving trailing 12-10 when Marcus Mariota tried to force a quick throw under pressure only to be picked off by Kendricks who returned it for the TD with 1:24 left in the third quarter. The Titans then went three-and-out before turnovers on the next two drives. Mariota lost the ball after faking a handoff to Murray, which Hunter picked up for his own TD return. Then Murray lost a fumble.The turnovers obviously were catastrophic, Mularkey said.WALSHS WOESVikings kicker Blair Walsh kicked four field goals, including a 50-yarder. But the kicker who missed a 27-yard field goal in the playoffs, costing Minnesota in a 10-9 loss to Seattle in January, had a rough start. His first field goal from 37 hooked wide left. Zimmer sent Walsh out to attempt a 56-yarder at the end of the first half, and the kicker was well short despite being lined up in the middle of the field. The Titans missed a chance to return the kick by taking a timeout. With a second chance, Walsh still missed badly with the ball going way left out of the end zone.The kicker connected on field goals of 50 and 33 yards in the third quarter, and he added two more in the fourth. But he missed an extra point right after Kendricks interception return.MARIOTAS STRUGGLESMariota had a perfect passer rating in his NFL debut as a rookie, and his second season couldnt have started much differently. The Vikings pressured Mariota repeatedly, and he threw into coverage while being pressured on the interception. He also lost a fumble and had another turnover wiped out by a roughing the passer call.INJURIESVikings CB Xavier Rhodes was scratched after aggravating an injury in warmups. ... Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan went down grabbing the back of his left leg, and he did not return with an injured left hamstring.FANTASY IMPACTStefon Diggs caught seven passes for 103 yards for the Vikings. Titans rookie Tajae Sharpe caught seven passes for 76 yards.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Teresa M. Walker at www.twitter.com/teresamwalkerFake Yeezy Online . 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The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far.A round-up of the top football stories and transfer gossip making the back pages of Fridays regional newspapers. LIVERPOOL ECHOBarcelona have made the purchase of Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho their No 1 priority for next summer, says Catalan sports daily Sport, with the La Liga champions prepared to spend £65m on the Brazilian. Paris Saint-Germain have now joined both Liverpool and Juventus in the race to sign AIK starlet Alexander Isak, aka the new Ibra, according to reports in the Italian press.LONDON EVENING STANDARDChelsea striker Tammy Abraham, 19, has revealed he may have to leave Stamford Bridge in order to fulfil his ambitions of playing in the Premier League within the next three years.Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr is unhappy with his Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte for leaving midfielder John Obi Mikel out in the cold so far this season.MANCHESTER EVENING NEWSKevin Grosskreutz has urged out-of-favour Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger to join the Bundesliga club in the January transfer window.Manchester Uniteds hopes of signing PSG midfielder Marco Verratti have suffered a blow after the Italian admitted he wants to win the Champions League with the Parisians.NEWCASTLE CHRONICLEDerby boss Steve McClaren may revive his attempts to sign Joey Barton following the midfielders exit from Rangers after trying to bring the player to Pride Park during his previous spell in charge of the club.SUNDERLAND ECHOSunderland will discover in January if they have to pay Inter Milan £8m for Ricky Alvarezs loan spell at the Stadium of Light in the 2014/15 season.Sunderland manager David Moyes has revealed he rejected the opportunity to take Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart on loan last summer before the England international joined Torino this season.BIRMINGHAM MAILAston Villa boss Steve Bruce wants Manchester United keeper Sam Johnstone on loan for the second half of the campaignn.ddddddddddddSTOKE SENTINELStoke City forward Julien Ngoy, 19, is set to join Crewe Alexandra on a six-month loan deal in January.HULL DAILY MAILHull have refused to comment on reports they have brought in Bobby Mimms as the clubs new goalkeeping coach.SOUTH WALES EVENING POSTSwansea are preparing to let out-of-favour frontman Bafetimbi Gomis leave the Liberty Stadium in the January window, with a number of Ligue 1 clubs understood to be interested in the player.FULHAM CHRONICLEFormer QPR boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has spoken for the first time since his sacking by the west Londoners, saying it was a privilege to manage the Sky Bet Championship club.YORKSHIRE EVENING POSTEx-Leeds United manager Neil Redfearn has told the club to nail down their team in January by turning loans into permanent deals.DERBY TELEGRAPHDerby County have handed Joey Barton the opportunity to train with them after the midfielders departure from Rangers, according to reports in the British press.NOTTINGHAM POSTNottingham Forest are lining up a loan move for third-choice Manchester United keeper Sam Johnstone in January, according to reports in the British media.EVENING GAZETTELiverpool midfielder Adam Lallana says he almost joined Middlesbrough from Southampton when Gordon Strachan was managing the north-east club.THE BOLTON NEWSBolton forward Zach Clough, who was voted Sky Bet League One Player of the Month for October, has been told by boss Phil Parkinson not to leave the club on loan in January for the sake of his career.THE STARMiddlesbrough midfielder Harry Chapman, who joined Sheffield United on loan at the start of the season, has revealed he wants to stay at Bramall Lane for a long time.HUDDERSFIELD EXAMINERHuddersfield Town goalkeeper Luke Coddington has signed for Wrexham on loan until December 10. 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