When the Minnesota Vikings lost left offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw to a season-ending knee injury on Oct. 24, the NFL team traded for Cam Robinson and immediately plugged him into the spot vacated by Darrishaw.

Robinson has had to make a quick transition.

“Life in Minnesota’s cold this time of year,” said Robinson, a native of Louisiana who played at Alabama before spending eight seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, “but I’ve been adjusting.”

On the field, Robinson stepped into the starting lineup after practicing twice with the Vikings, and he’s started his six games with the team.

“Obviously, it couldn’t take long,” Robinson said. “I couldn’t allow for it to take too long. I kind of had to hit the ground running and just be a sponge and kind of just soak up as much as I could as fast as I could. I really didn’t have had time to think about any of that. …

“The transition has been seamless. I’ve just kind of got to thank the guys in the room and the coaching staff. The coaches poured into me since I got here and just been making sure I’m prepared as best as I can be.”

Minnesota has won all its games since Robinson came aboard.

“I don’t know many teams that can lose one of the best left tackles in football and win six straight,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said, “and that’s a total testament to what Cam’s been able to come in here and do. (Offensive-line coach) Chris Kuper and (offensive-line assistant) Shaun (Sarrett) coaching him. The other four guys, (left guard) Blake (Brandel) next to him from a communication standpoint. It’s been kind of something even me sometimes when we’re game-planning we’re not really thinking about the fact that we don’t have Christian Darrishaw in there, as great and as special as a player as he is, because we were able to find a guy like Cam Robinson to step in.”

The Vikings will seek their seventh win in a row when they take on the Chicago Bears at 7 p.m. CST Monday at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

The Buffalo Bills’ 48-42 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday opened the door for the Vikings to capture the NFC North. By stopping the Lions’ 11-game winning streak, the Bills dropped Detroit’s record to 12-2.

Minnesota enters Monday night’s game with an 11-2 record. One of those loses came 31-29 to the Lions on Oct. 20. The division rivals play again on Jan. 5 on the final Sunday of the regular season.

“Haven’t had this feeling about a team that’s as successful win-wise in a long time,” Robinson said. “It’s kind of brought the fun back to the game for me. It’s been great.”

After winning the Outland Trophy at Alabama in 2016, Robinson had been the Jaguars’ starting left tackle in 91 regular-season and three playoff games – every one he played for the franchise. Jacksonville had a 37-57 record in those contests.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.