The Washington Redskins are in the thick of the NFC playoff race once again, and Kirk Cousins is the focal point of their rise. In the last eight games, Cousins has completed 67.8 percent of his passes for 2,398 yards, 16 touchdowns, and just four interceptions, jettisoning Washington into the NFC's sixth playoff spot for the time being.
His recent stretch of dominance reached its peak on Sunday night. Against what's admittedly a feeble Packers secondary, Cousins shined by completing 21 of 30 passes for 375 yards and three touchdowns. The most impressive part was Cousins' accuracy on deep passes thrown straight into a very aggressive wind.
Many fans and members of the media have expressed their amazement with Cousins' performance as of late, but the most glowing review (and likely the one that means the most to Kirk) came from Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre.
Favre's approval
From Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post:
“I thought he played outstanding [Sunday night] and has played outstanding this year,” Favre said during his weekly SiriusXM NFL Radio show. “Those conditions were more Green Bay-like. Trust me, it’s not easy. It’s not easy throwing into the wind. It’s not easy throwing with the wind. . . . The throw that Kirk Cousins made to [Pierre] Garcon in the second half, the long touchdown into the wind, and it dropped right in the basket? I mean, it was an outstanding throw. I thought, ‘Okay, he’s arrived.’ ”
Favre went on.
“I thought he did an outstanding job,” he said. “I know what it is like to throw in those type of conditions and it’s not easy. And he did it time and time again. . . . He came across as real confident. He’s got a true competitor mentality about him. I like that about him.”
There's a lot to be excited about in the nation's capital thanks to #8 (not Alexander Ovechkin).
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