Kirk Cousins began Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons on the wrong foot, which led to the Minnesota Vikings losing their fifth game of the season. Following his dismal performance, Cousins took the blame for Minnesota's loss versus the Falcons, per Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press.

On the very first play of the game, Cousins threw an interception, leading to an early touchdown by Julio Jones. Cousins would proceed to throw two more interceptions in the first half, putting Minnesota in a 20-0 hole heading into halftime.

Despite Cousins' strong push in the second half, it was too little too late for the veteran signal-caller. He would finish the game with 343 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions.

As a result of his three interceptions on Sunday, Cousins now leads the league in interceptions. Before Sunday's lopsided loss to the winless Falcons, Cousins had seven interceptions, putting him behind Carson Wentz, who has nine interceptions.

This past offseason, the Vikings handed Cousins a massive two-year extension. The extension was worth a value of $66 million and will keep him with Minnesota through the 2022 season — barring a trade or surprising release.

When the Vikings paid Cousins, they did so with the expectation that he would be the team's franchise quarterback of the future. But with his recent turnover woes to begin the season, Cousins is making Minnesota look like they did bad business by keeping him.

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Cousins will have a bye week in Week 7 to clean his mistakes up before the Vikings take on the Green Bay Packers in Week 8.

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