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No. 17 (up 8 spots): Frank Schwab – Yahoo! Sports
The Vikings might be better than the 3-5 record indicates. They have been better lately. And nobody has been hotter than Dalvin Cook. Maybe this is a team that gets on a roll in the second half of the season.
No. 19 (up 5 spots): Pete Prisco – CBS Sports
They have won two straight games and at 3-5 they have a soft schedule the next few weeks. Can they get back into playoff contention?
No. 19 (up 5 spots): NFL Staff – Bleacher Report
It's Dalvin Cook's world. The rest of us are just living in it.
One week after gashing the Green Bay Packers for 226 total yards and four touchdowns over the Green Bay Packers, Cook went ballistic again against the Detroit Lions. The fourth-year pro averaged over nine yards per carry on 22 totes, piled up a staggering 252 total yards and found the end zone twice.
Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer talked up his star running back after the game:
"Dalvin is a terrific player because it doesn't matter to him. Obviously, he wants to get 200 yards every week but he's going to do all the dirty work ... he's going to do everything. That's why he's a captain. That's why he comes to work every single day. He's a terrific leader, he's energetic and guys in the locker room really love him."
Thanks to Cook, the Vikings have life. And while there's a long way to go before we can start talking about a Wild Card berth, they're going to keep ascending these rankings if Cook keeps playing like this.