after adrian peterson was suspended for the remainder of the 2014 season following week 1, asiata filled in for him, playing 11 games and starting 9 of those, a career-high. asiata shared the backfield with rookie jerick mckinnon, but he still set career-highs and led the team in rushing attempts with 164, rushing yards with 570 and rushing touchdowns with 9, which tied for the third-best mark in the league. in week 4, asiata tied his own hat-trick record with three touchdowns against the weak atlanta falcons' defense. asiata again ran for three touchdowns during the 29-26 win over the washington redskins on november 2, becoming the first player in nfl history to reach nine career rushing touchdowns on the strength of three separate three-touchdown performances, per elias sports bureau. in week 17, he rushed for a season-high 91 yards on 19 carries in the season finale win against the chicago bears. for the 2014 season, asiata finished with 570 yards on 164 carries (averaging 3.5 yards a carry) with a career-high 9 touchdowns, and also caught 44 passes for 312 yards and a touchdown.