Dalvin Cook just exposed the Green Bay Packers as pretenders in the NFC

Vikings RB Dalvin Cook runs ball against Green Bay Packers

Nov 1, 2020; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (33) runs the football against the Green Bay Packers during the first quarter at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

It was a couple weeks ago that Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers put an end to the Green Bay Packers’ undefeated aspirations. That game saw Tampa run off 38 consecutive points after the Packers held an early 10-0

Following a blowout Week 7 win over the hapless Houston Texans, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers took on a one-win Minnesota Vikings team on Sunday. This came after the Packers blew out Minnesota in Week 1. Most expected the same result.

Dalvin Cook had other ideas.

This represented Cook’s fourth touchdown of the game. All said, the star Vikings back went for 226 total yards on 32 touches in a stunning overall performance en route to leading Minnesota to a 28-22 road win.

For the Green Bay Packers, this represented their second loss in three games after opening the season with a 4-0 mark. It also comes mere days before they are set to take on the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers in a huge “Thursday Night Football” matchup in Santa Clara.

For those of you with short memories, this is the “same” 49ers squad that outscored the Packers by a combined margin of 74-28 in two games last season. That included a 37-20 thrashing in the NFC Championship Game.

Cook’s performance on Sunday against these Packers exposed them as frauds in the NFC. Here’s why.

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It starts with the 49ers on “Thursday Night Football.” Green Bay will be taking on an injury-plagued squad that looks nothing like what it saw in the playoffs last January. San Francisco will be without the likes of Deebo Samuel, Raheem Mostert, Nick Bosa and Richard Sherman.

If Green Bay struggles on a short week versus a team it has not been able to be competitive against, that could spell doom for the remainder of the season.

This is only magnified by the fact that the Packers still have two games remaining against the division-rival Chicago Bears. Despite home-field advantage mattering less in the playoffs (COVID-19), losing out in the NFC North to the overrated Bears would be a major issue for Green Bay.

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Losers of two out of their past three and after seeing Dalvin Cook run roughshod through their defense, the Packers are in need of a major statement over the next several weeks. Unfortunately, losing to a one-win squad in the manner we saw Sunday won’t help matters.

It’s not hyperbole when we note that Cook exposed the Packers as nothing more than pretenders in the NFC after his Week 8 performance.

Whether Green Bay proves us wrong in a few short days remains to be seen.

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