Through the course of the first 13 weeks of the season, the Minnesota Vikings have had a lack of production from their running game that has made their offense quite pass heavy in the process.

Despite the return of second-year running back Dalvin Cook in the backfield, it has translated to a more steady workload toward running the ball. This is something that hasn't come to any surprise of Cook that he has continued to remain on the same path in terms of his involvement, via Tim Yotter of 247 Sports.

“When you go into a game, you don’t worry about carries, you don’t worry about how many times you get the ball. You worry about utilizing your opportunities that you get,” Cook said. “The carry thing and all that, if I get five, I get 10, two, whatever, I’m just trying to make a play to help my team win. I wasn’t surprised by anything that happened in the game. Coach Flip has been calling great calls all year and he’s been doing what he do best and that’s call plays. I wasn’t surprised by none of that.”

Cook has proven that he's finally healthy and ready to go from the hamstring injury that ailed him for the better part of the first half of the season. However, he has yet to tally more than 10 carries since garnering 16 in the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers with him hitting no more than 10 attempts in each of the six games that he has played since.

The 23-year-old has shown that he has the big-play ability as a runner as he tallied 84 rushing yards on nine carries against the New England Patriots. However, the Vikings went away from that given that they were trailing throughout the contest and wanted to get back into the game quickly behind their potent passing attack.

Ultimately, this is something that the Vikings will look to implement to a greater extent at some point down the line.