Vikings turn big individual performances into loss

Big games from Dalvin Cook, Justin Jefferson not enough to avoid 0-3 start

September 27, 2020 at 8:22PM
Vikings running back Dalvin Cook
Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (Brian Stensaas — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Vikings got a career day from Dalvin Cook.

They got a breakout performance by rookie receiver Justin Jefferson.

They had an opponent doing everything in its power to give them the game.

And they still lost.

Maybe they should Tank for Trevor at this point.

One final series that looked like a circus act served as a punctuation on a 31-30 loss to the Tennessee Titans to drop the Vikings to 0-3.

Cook rushed for a career-high 181 yards. Jefferson caught seven passes for 175 yards and his first NFL touchdown.

But a final series that had two Kirk Cousins incompletions, a miscue between center Garrett Bradbury and Cousins on the snap that resulted in a 14-yard loss and an interception on a Hail Mary attempt ended the game.

The Vikings were far more competitive than their two games, but the result was the same.

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Chip Scoggins

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Chip Scoggins is a sports columnist and enterprise writer for the Star Tribune. He has worked at the Star Tribune since 2000 and previously covered the Vikings, Gophers football, Wild, Wolves and high school sports.

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