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• Dalvin Cook Carries Vikings In 34-20 Win Over Lions

  08-11-2020 22:26
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dalvin Cook kept his brilliant season rolling by rushing for a career-high 206 yards and two scores on 22 carries, leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 34-20 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
  Kirk Cousins threw for three touchdowns — two to tight end Irv Smith Jr. — in his second straight turnover-free performance for the Vikings (3-5), who averaged 8.9 yards per play on the way to their first home win this season.
  Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, wh
  
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• Dalvin Cook and the Vikings destroy the Lions

  08-11-2020 22:00
  
  Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has been unstoppable since returning from a groin injury last week. Cook topped 200 yards from scrimmage in last week’s win over the Packers, then had 206 rushing yards and 46 receiving yards today in a 34-20 win over the Lions. The Lions’ defense was in shambles, and only had [more]
  
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• Matthew Stafford leaves game after hit

  08-11-2020 21:29
  
  Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was removed from today’s game in Minnesota after taking a hard hit in the fourth quarter. Stafford was hit by two Vikings, Armon Watts and Eric Wilson, while passing and was taken out of the game. He appeared to be getting checked for a concussion, first in the medical tent and [more]
  
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• Week 9 early inactives: No Jadeveon Clowney for Titans

  08-11-2020 17:32
  
  Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. One of those early games will pit the Bears against the Titans in Tennessee. The Titans will not have linebacker Jadeveon Clowney for that contest as he’s inactive with a knee injury. [more]
  
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• Matthew Stafford is cleared for Sunday’s game at Minnesota

  08-11-2020 15:04
  
  When the Lions face the Vikings today in Minneapolis, they’ll have their franchise quarterback. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, Stafford received final clearance to exit the COVID-19 reserve list, based on a Saturday PCR sample that generated a negative result. Stafford presumably will also be required to generate a negative point-of-care test today. It’s unclear [more]
  
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