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Rookie Alexander Mattison added 61 yards on 13 carries as Minnesota tallied 161 total rushing yards.
Cook leads the NFL with 823 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns.
The Vikings, who have eclipsed 100 team rushing yards in seven of eight games, rank third in the NFL at 160.1 yards per game.
Kansas City ranks 26th with just 83.0 yards per game.
LeSean McCoy led the Chiefs with 40 yards on nine carries, but he had a costly fumble. Damien Williams had 30 yards and a score on seven rushes.
McCoy leads Kansas City with 362 yards on 69 carries, while Williams has 100 yards on 48 rushes. Both players, along with Darrel Williams, have a pair of rushing touchdowns.
Receiving: Stefon Diggs stepped up in Adam Thielen’s absence, as the wide receiver had seven catches for 143 yards Thursday night.
Cook was also effective in the passing game, taking advantage of screen passes. He totaled 73 yards on five receptions. Tight ends Kyle Rudolph and Irv Smith, Jr., each had three catches for 38 total yards.
Diggs, who set a Vikings record for the most receiving yards in a three-game span with 452, leads Minnesota with 37 receptions for 706 yards. He also has four scores.