MINNEAPOLIS -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defense left the most important piece of their game-day get-up hanging in the visitors’ locker room at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Through three weeks, Minnesota Vikings rookie Dalvin Cook is proving he’s no ordinary running back. Tampa Bay defensive tackle Gerald McCoy referred to the second-round draft pick as a "game-wrecker." To defend a player like that, "you’ve got to bring your big-boy pants with you," McCoy said last week.
Tampa Bay’s injury-stricken defense didn’t have the tools needed to slow Cook’s motor as he powered through a 27-carry workload to eclipse 97 rushing yards and record his first NFL touchdown in the Vikings' 34-17 win on Sunday.