Minnesota Vikings: 3 Players that must shine vs. Chargers in Week 15
1. Dalvin Cook
Coming into this weekend, Dalvin Cook has been extremely impressive for Minnesota through 14 weeks of action. Entering the Week 15 contest, Cook has managed to tally a career-best 1,108 yards and 13 touchdowns on 241 rushing attempts on the ground. In the passing game, Cook has also recorded a career-best 503 yards through the air on 50 receptions.
Even with sitting out a bulk of the second half in the Week 14 victory over the Lions on Sunday in Minneapolis, Cook managed to record a team-best 62 yards and one touchdown rushing with a total of 18 carries, also hauling in 13 yards on two catches in the passing attack. In the game, Cook found the endzone for the fifth straight contest and has at least one touchdown in 11 of the 13 games up to this point in the year.
Cook might have a favorable matchup going up against the Chargers defense, as well, with Los Angeles coming into the game ranking 15th in the league in total rushing yards allowed to opponents, letting opposing teams rush for a total of 1,407 yards up to this point in the season, which comes out to an average of 108.2 yards per game.
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On Sunday against Los Angeles, Cook will have to continue his impressive season and will have to shine to help lead things for Minnesota as it tries to grab its second win in a row against the Chargers.