The Vikings came into Sunday's game against the Bears vowing to run the ball, even as they faced a run front ranked by Football Outsiders as one of the best in a generation last year.
Without Akiem Hicks and Roquan Smith on Sunday, the Bears controlled Dalvin Cook to the point the Vikings weren't rewarded for their reliance on the run game for the first time this year. He gained only 35 yards on 14 carries, running into a Bears scheme that seemed primed to slow him down in a 16-6 loss.
According to NFL Next Gen Stats, the Bears put eight or more defenders in the box on five of Cook's 14 carries, forcing him to face heavy fronts more frequently than all but six running backs in the league during Week 4.