Good company: Dalvin Cook ties Chuck Foreman, Ahmad Rashad for most touchdowns by a Viking in a game
November 2, 2020 at 2:45AM
Vikings running back Dalvin Cook became the first NFL player to score a touchdown on a team's first four possessions since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970. His four touchdowns against the Packers on Sunday also tied a team record, set by Chuck Foreman in 1975 and equaled by Ahmad Rashad in 1979. Here are some details from those earlier games:
PlayerDateResult, opp.TDs
Foreman12/20/7535-13, W, Bills2 rush, 2 rec.
• 7Foreman's TDs (4, 1 yards rushing; 1, 6 receiving) helped cap a 12-2 season before Vikings lost to Dallas in "Hail Mary" playoff game.
Rashad9/2/7928-22, W, 49ers4 rec.
• 7All of Rashad's TD catches (52, 32, 8 and 25 yards) from Tommy Kramer came in the second half. Vikings went on to finish 7-9, their first sub-.500 season since 1967.
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Mike Conley was in Minneapolis, where he sounded the Gjallarhorn at the Vikings game, on Sunday during the robbery.
