Dalvin Cook

2022 - 9 - 25

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Injury forces Dalvin Cook to leave Vikings game early vs. Lions (The Viking Age)

The Minnesota Vikings, unfortunately, had to finish their game against the Lions on Sunday without the help of running back Dalvin Cook.

[Vikings](https://thevikingage.com/)‘ medical team on the sideline, Cook was eventually ruled out of the contest with a shoulder injury. He had already gained over 90 yards on the ground, and he was averaging more than five yards per carry. To add insult to injury, Minnesota’s top running back left the field with an injury.

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Dalvin Cook injures shoulder on butt fumble against Lions (Sports Illustrated)

Dalvin Cook suffered a shoulder injury late in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the Lions. With the Vikings trailing 24-14 with under a minute ...

Cook immediately went to the medical tent and appeared to be favoring his left arm. It was made famous by former New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. With the Vikings trailing 24-14 with under a minute left in the third, Cook rushed up the middle and fumbled, losing the ball to the Lions.

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Dalvin Cook injury update: Vikings running back out with shoulder ... (Sporting News AU)

Before the injury, Cook had taken 17 carries for 96 yards with a rushing touchdown. Coming into the game, he had 26 total carries on the year for 107 rushing ...

He tore his ACL in 2017, his rookie season, and had a chest injury in 2019. Before the injury, Cook had taken 17 carries for 96 yards with a rushing touchdown. Running back Dalvin Cook left Sunday's contest against the Lions after fumbling in the third quarter when he ran into left guard Ezra Cleveland on a carry.

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Vikings' Adam Thielen, Dalvin Cook Score Milestone Touchdowns (Sports Illustrated)

Thielen and Cook both got their first touchdowns of the season in the first half against the Lions.

A Thielen reception on fourth down moved the chains, and Cook got to the edge for his first touchdown run of the season. It's the 40th rushing touchdown of Cook's career, tying him with Ted Brown for fourth in Vikings history. Thielen's one-yard second-quarter touchdown reception was the 50th of his career, tying him with Sammy White for fourth in Vikings history.

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