Cook rushes for career-high 99 yards for surging Bills
CHICAGO (AP) — James Cook has come a long way since training camp. All the way to helping the Buffalo Bills roll to a big road win on a frigid Saturday in December.
Cook rushed for a career-high 99 yards and scored his third NFL touchdown during Buffalo’s 35-13 victory over the Chicago Bears. Cook and Devin Singletary led the way as the Bills gained a season-high 254 yards rushing while clinching the AFC East title.
The 23-year-old Cook, the younger brother of Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook, was selected by Buffalo in the second round of this year’s NFL draft out of Georgia. James Cook had 728 yards rushing and seven touchdowns during his final season with the Bulldogs, helping the school capture the national championship.
He got off to a slow start with Buffalo (12-3), totalling 19 carries for 97 yards and a TD in the team’s first six games. But he has been a key performer for the Bills during their six-game win streak, carrying the ball 47 times for 293 yards and scoring twice, including a four-yard TD reception during last weekend’s 32-29 win over Miami.