Dalvin Cook could play Thursday night, and those with Alexander Mattison in fantasy football are furious

Are the Vikings really doing this?

Fantasy football is the best, isn’t it?

You have Alexander Mattison on your squad, with the running back coming off a game in which the Minnesota Vikings RB totaled 124 yards and had a touchdown. You think, “He’ll do that again against the Steelers! RB1 numbers, here we come! There’s no way the Vikings would rush Dalvin Cook back from his shoulder injury, right?”

Except then you wake up Thursday morning and there’s a report from the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero that Cook “is now trending towards playing tonight” and you want to throw your phone across the room.

That’s exactly how everyone reacted, particularly those with Mattison on their teams: