Overview
- Cook finished with 1,621 rushing yards to edge Derrick Henry (1,595) and Jonathan Taylor (1,585) for the league lead.
- Buffalo restricted Cook to two carries for 15 yards in Week 18, with Sean McDermott later saying he was praying the call was right.
- Offensive coordinator Joe Brady praised Cook’s season after a new multi-year extension, noting he elevated his play after getting paid.
- Dalvin Cook criticized the limited snaps on X, while RT Spencer Brown credited the Steelers’ defense for slowing Henry and helping seal the title.
- As the No. 6 seed, Buffalo visits Jacksonville in the Wild Card round on Sunday, facing the NFL’s top run defense.