MINNEAPOLIS – Although the arrival of Kirk Cousins ​​has rightly attracted the most attention in Minnesota, the return of Dalvin Cook can not be ignored.

Cook, who lost his left ACL in the fourth game of his rookie season last year, grabbed 40 yards and was 55 yards higher in the 24-16 win against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

Its size, elusiveness and versatility make it difficult to defend and Cousins ​​has fully benefited. Although he has first-rate receivers at Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs, Cousins ​​did not hesitate to look for Cook on both short and deep passes.

This cook capable of such a big day is not a surprise. He became the best supporter of the state of Florida in just three seasons, and was quick to win more goals than Adrian Peterson in his first game with the Vikings. But recovery after a knee injury, especially for a running back, can be a real delusion.

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Vikings coach Mike Zimmer had seen enough during the pre-season to say he would not limit Cook's time on the pitch, and it was clear early in the game that he thought it was. Cook was involved in each of the first four games and five of the top ten.

Cook finished with a maximum of 16 races and also had seven assists.

CAN NOT WIN EVERYTHINGJimmy Garoppolo won his first seven starts, two with New England and five at the end of the season with San Francisco. But Garoppolo has often resembled the untested QB, he is still against a D Vikings who will be in conversation for the best in the league, making some dubious pitches on the middle and others in double coverage.

The game call did not always work in his favor either. Facing the second and 29th of his own 6 at the end of the first quarter, San Francisco played the ball in the next two games, collecting a total of 14 yards.

But Garoppolo showed a few flashes of skills that each team needed a quarter trying to land it last year. By the end of the third quarter, Garoppolo had led the Niners into the red zone before being sacked in the top 10.

Out of the pocket during the next game, he struggled to try to avoid another bag. With a Viking closer to him, Garoppolo drops out and finds Duane Pettis in the back corner of the end zone for a 22-yard score.

THIS EXPLAINS THAT: The choice of Minnesota cornerback Mike Hughes in the first round may have been a bit of a challenge, given the Vikings' need on the defensive line. But Hughes showed why the Vikings were right to have a choice of six in his first NFL game.

Garoppolo telegraphed his pass to Kendrick Bourne on the third and eighth place of the 49ers and Hughes read it perfectly. He passed Bourne and grabbed the ball, and found himself in the end zone before half of the Niners knew what had happened.

RICHARD SHERMAN WATCH: It will never be strange to see the cornerback wear the red and gold of San Francisco instead of Seattle's blue and green. What is not strange is to see him wreak havoc with mistakes, as he did in the first half with a breakaway.