The Minnesota Vikings are facing the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football in Week 5. It was the Vikings that threw the first punch.

Superstar running back Dalvin Cook took a handoff at the eight-yard line and scampered to the end zone, making a man miss right at the goal line.

Cook had some great blocking there, and did some of the work himself too. This helped the Vikings jump out to a 7-0 lead.

While this is a matchup of a 1-3 Minnesota team and a 4-0 Seattle team, it should be a fun game. The Vikings are much better than they have been playing this year, and the Seahawks have worked their way out of trouble multiple times.

With that in mind, don't be surprised by any outcome in this contest.

The Vikings found themselves still ahead by that score of 7-0 at the end of the first quarter, which means this could be a defensive battle.

If that happens to be the case, Minnesota might start to lean on Cook heavily. That certainly won't hurt as the running back has proven to be an elite talent when he is healthy.

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So far this season, Cook has been absolutely deadly. He entered Week 5 with 424 yards on 75 carries (5.7 yards per attempt) and an incredible six rushing touchdowns.

He's already adding nicely to those numbers. Dalvin Cook is certainly making a case as one of the top running backs in all of football.

On Sunday night, he got the scoring going against the Seahawks. Now it will be interesting to see where the game goes from here for Dalvin Cook.

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