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Cook wasn’t the only Viking who shouldered responsibility in Minnesota’s run game.
Alexander Mattison gave the starting back a couple of breathers and contributed 18 yards on seven carries. Fullback C.J. Ham gained nine yards on a third-and-1, his lone run of the game, but also caught a touchdown pass through the air.
“I didn’t say I knew it was mine, but obviously coming across the line of scrimmage, I saw the guy that would guard me, he got stuck to the side, so I knew I had a good chance of getting in,” Ham said of the score. “It was a lot of fun. It’s been a couple years. It’s my first receiving touchdown, but it’s been a couple years since scoring a touchdown, and it was special.”
But he was equally proud of blocking for Cook in yet another stellar performance.
“There were a couple times today where I could have done my block a little better, but instead, he makes my guy miss or breaks the tackle and goes for 15,” Ham said. “When you have a guy like that who can make plays out of nothing, it’s pretty special.”
The Vikings don’t have much time to soak in this win that improves them to 5-2 on the season, but they also won’t take it for granted.
“It definitely was big. We hadn’t won a division game on the road, so it was big,” Cook said. “It was a great win. We’ve got to keep stacking them up.
“We’ve got a Thursday game that marks the halfway point, but this definitely was a big one,” he added.