NFL Week 9: Twitter reacts to Dalvin Cook's big game, again

Let. Dalvin. Cook. (Again)

Just a week after Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook torched the Green Bay Packers for 226 yards and four touchdowns, he was back for an encore. Less than four minutes into the Vikings Week 9 matchup with the Detroit Lions, Cook took a handoff from Kirk Cousins running right, cut back left, and, dragging three Lion defenders towards the end zone, reached out to open the scoring.

Cook added another touchdown and finished with 22 rushes for 206 yards and 252 all-purpose yards. Cook carried the Vikings and fantasy teams everywhere to victory.

Dalvin Cook has more fantasy points over the LAST TWO WEEKS than ...Kenyan Drake has this seasonDeVante Parker has this seasonJarvis Landry has this seasonAmong others.

— Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) November 8, 2020

Cook, a 2017 second-rounder out of Florida State, finished the 1 p.m. slate with more FanDuel fantasy points than any other player in the league for the second week in a row (38.2 fantasy points, 2.2 more than number two Josh Allen).

Right now @dalvincook is a nuclear combustible furnace of fantasy points. Coming off a 200 scrimmage yard 4 TD performance last week.. he’s backed that up with another multi TD game.. and a personal best 236 scrimmage yards with lots of time to play. pic.twitter.com/lgRze9YZmf

— trey wingo (@wingoz) November 8, 2020

Coming into Week 9, Cook led the NFL with 10 rushing touchdowns and 11 total touchdowns (despite missing Week 6 with an injury). He averaged 130 yards-per-game and 5.3 yards-per-carry through week 8. In week 9, he only improved his season totals and averages.

Losing? I don’t know her pic.twitter.com/7KlhhUMA7x

— Highest in the room (@deckkkard) November 8, 2020

Early in the fourth quarter, Cook exploded for his longest carry of the day. Taking the handoff on Cousins' left, Cook plunged in between the hashes and followed three Vikings blockers. With only Detroit's Jayron Kearse, Cook flashed his straight-line speed (he ran a 4.5 40-yard dash at the 2017 NFL Combine), picking up 70-yards on the ground and beating every Lion defender by at least five yards.

DALVIN COOK 70-YARD TD 🚨He’s special. (via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/4NcgDJhsFQ

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 8, 2020

Can Cook carry Vikings to playoffs?

Though Cook has led the Vikings to wins in consecutive weeks, Minnesota still sits at only 3-5, three wins behind the AFC North-leading Packers. Cook's next test comes against the Chicago Bears in week 10, the 16th ranked rushing defense in the league. Last time Cook faced Chicago, the Bears defense held the RB to just 35 rushing yards on 14 carries. The Bears sit between the Vikings and Packers in the AFC North standings, and divisional wins are crucial if Cousins' squad hopes to claw back to .500 and into playoff contention.

These Dalvin Cook highlights are incredible. pic.twitter.com/D8bG4HZTp6

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) November 8, 2020