The Minnesota Vikings will have to travel to take on the Dallas Cowboys in Week 10. With the Vikings needing every win they can get, everyone will be paying attention to how Kirk Cousins performs in this game.
Last week, Cousins had a chance to silence the criticism that he can't win games against talented teams. Even with Patrick Mahomes being sidelined, the Vikings fell to the Kansas City Chiefs, 26-23.
Cousins had multiple opportunities to propel the Vikings over the Chiefs but he came up short once again. Nevertheless, the veteran quarterback will have a chance to bounce back against the Cowboys.
The Cowboys are coming off a win over the New York Giants in Week 9 by the score of 37-18. Dallas holds a 5-3 record and is atop the NFC East.
With that in mind, here are three bold predictions for Cousins against the Cowboys in Week 10.
3. Cousins will throw for 325 yards
All of the signs in this game point towards the Vikings suffering their second consecutive loss of the season. Cousins is on the road and is facing a team that has a winning record.
Both of those have been Cousins' kryptonite since coming into the NFL in 2012. With Minnesota possibly being down early, Cousins will throw for 325 yards on Sunday.
The Cowboys have only allowed two quarterbacks to surpass 300 passing yards and boast the seventh-best passing defense in the NFL.
2. Cousins will throw three touchdowns
There's no doubt that when Cousins is at his best, he can be extremely lethal against most defenses. At the same time, there are still games where he looks like a completely different version of himself.
This year, Cousins has three games of completing three or more touchdowns. On the other hand, he also has five games of throwing one or fewer touchdowns.
While Dallas focuses on slowing down Dalvin Cook, Cousins will add three more touchdowns to his season total in Week 10.
1. Cousins will win on the road against a talented team
Again, over the course of his entire career, the one knock on Cousins is his inability to perform well in games against talented teams. Along with that, Cousins also has been unable to maintain his level of play when being on the road team.
Of course, the Vikings will face the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Week 10. The Cowboys are above .500 with a 5-3 record and Minnesota currently sits as three-point underdogs for Sunday.
In his eight-year career, Cousins has an abysmal 15-27 record on the road. Despite the odds being against him, Cousins will lead the Vikings to their seventh win of the season on Sunday night.
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