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Slated in the No. 2 spot was Cook, who trails Henry in yards by 180. The two are tied for the NFL lead with 14 touchdowns apiece. Jones-Drew wrote:
It's certainly hard to look past Dan Bailey's four missed kicks (three field-goal tries and one extra point) [against Tampa Bay], but the only Viking that truly matters in this exercise is Dalvin Cook. Tied with Henry for the most rushing TDs this season, Cook ran all over the Bucs top-ranked run defense for 102 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. The Vikings played well enough to win this game behind Cook's performance.
Ranked behind Cook this week were Nick Chubb (Browns), Kamara (Saints), James Robinson (Jaguars), Ronald Jones II (Buccaneers), Aaron Jones (Packers), Kareem Hunt (Browns), Montgomery (Bears) and Josh Jacobs (Raiders).
ESPN tackles 'biggest injury Qs' ahead of Week 15
To quote Kevin McCallister, "This is it; don't get scared now."
Only three weeks remain in the 2020 regular-season schedule, and it's come down to the wire for several teams, including Minnesota. The Vikings (6-7) will meet the division-rival Bears (6-7) on Sunday for what essentially is a non-official elimination game.
Minnesota's first injury report of the week came out Wednesday, and five Vikings – Kendricks, Kyle Rudolph, C.J. Ham, Alexander Mattison and Armon Watts – were all sidelined.
ESPN asked its beat reporters to tab the "biggest injury question" that faces their respective teams headed into Week 15. And although Kendricks is certainly a concern after missing back-to-back contests, ESPN's Courtney Cronin pointed instead to the Vikings blocking game against a talented Bears defense. Cronin wrote:
Eric Kendricks (calf), Kyle Rudolph (foot) and Alexander Mattison (appendectomy) missed their fourth straight practice on Wednesday as the Vikings begin preparation for the [Bears]. Even though Rudolph's 93-regular season game active streak was put to a halt last week, Minnesota got solid production out of its remaining tight ends. Blocking could be an issue against the Bears defense if Rudolph remains sidelined against Chicago given fullback C.J. Ham (quad) was also DNP on Wednesday.
Also worth noting is Chicago's most pressing injury question, tackled by ESPN's Jeff Dickerson.
The Bears defensive backfield is in the spotlight after first-year starting cornerback Jaylon Johnson sustained a shoulder injury in last week's victory over the Houston Texans. Johnson – drafted in the second round out of Utah – has been one of the league's top rookies with 15 pass breakups, tied for 4th best in the NFL. Johnson, officially listed as day-to-day, underwent multiple shoulder procedures in college – a reason many believe he fell to the Bears at pick No. 50. Starting nickel back Buster Skrine also remains in the league's concussion protocol, per [Head Coach] Matt Nagy. Skrine was inactive Week 14.