Vikings battle Miami heat, take down Dolphins to collect fourth straight win

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Dalvin Cook is very familiar with the Hard Rock Stadium end zones, having scored in them often in high school and college.

Playing less than 10 miles from where he shined as a prep, Cook rushed for a 53-yard insurance touchdown in the fourth quarter to give the Minnesota Vikings a 24-16 win over the injury-riddled Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

Cook said he had about 60 family members at the game.

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Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates with fans in the tunnel after an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on October 16, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida.  (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

"It was good seeing them out there and seeing the smiles on their faces when I walked through the tunnel," he said. "That was a moment that I'll always replay in my head for the rest of my life."

Cook was quiet most of the afternoon until his score with 3:25 left restored Minnesota’s two-touchdown lead.

"I was hoping he’d tripped over the turf, the grass," said Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, a former Viking. "He’s a little bow-legged or parrot-toed, and sometimes when he runs, he trips. I was hoping he’d have one of those moments where he’d trip and our defense would get a stop. Hats off to the Vikings, man. They’re a great team."

Miami (3-3) had rallied behind Teddy Bridgewater, a former Viking who returned Sunday from concussion protocol but was only put into game action after third-stringer Skylar Thompson injured his thumb in the second quarter.

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Before Cook's run, Dolphins