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The Minnesota Vikings remain in the playoffs and a huge reason why is because of the play of Kirk Cousins. Considering how he began his career, it’s interesting to see how he’s evolved as a quarterback in the NFL. Back in 2012, the Washington Redskins surrendered a ton of draft capital to move up to […]

The Minnesota Vikings have never won a Super Bowl and they haven’t made it to one since the 1976-77 campaign. So needless to say, it has been quite the drought in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The Vikings’ playoff run has gotten off to a good start this year, as they upset the New Orleans […]

The San Francisco 49ers are easy favorites to win over the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday. Moreover, some are even thinking about how Kirk Cousins got lucky to make it past the Wild Card round and will be in for a rough tussle. Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan doesn’t buy into the narrative that Cousins isn’t […]

The 2019 season is not over yet for Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings. They won 10 games this season and are coming off an upset win over the New Orleans Saints on Wild Card weekend. Cousins took the Vikings back to the postseason after a one-year hiatus and did it with a great season. […]

The Minnesota Vikings offense had a lot of success against the New Orleans Saints and will try to continue their hot run on Saturday against the San Francisco 49ers. Kirk Cousins, Dalvin Cook, and Adam Thielen are playing well, but will they be able to keep up the hot play? Let’s break down three bold […]

The Minnesota Vikings upset the New Orleans Saints on the road over the weekend, and both Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins had something to do with it. The Vikings quieted the rowdy Bayou fans in the Superdome in the NFC Wild Card Game. They snuck away with a 26-20 victory against the Saints, proving the […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins proved a lot of haters wrong with his performance against the New Orleans Saints. He made big throws late that led to the Vikings win and a big showdown with the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC Divisional Round game. So can he do what he did against the 49ers […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins finally did it. The veteran signal-caller led his team into emery territory in the bayou and managed to defeat the third-seeded New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round of the playoffs on Sunday afternoon. As a result, Cousins has finally put to rest the notion that he can’t win […]

We’ve heard it all week leading up to the NFC Wild Card game against the New Orleans Saints. Kirk Cousins can’t win a big game. He is 0-9 on Monday night, 6-29 against winning teams in his career, and lost his only playoff start. The Minnesota Vikings were preparing to go to the Superdome where […]

Kirk Cousins is finally doing it when it matters most. In Sunday’s 26-20 Wild Card win over the New Orleans Saints, the much-maligned Minnesota Vikings quarterback drilled a 43-yard pass to Adam Thielen in overtime to set up the game-winning touchdown, a toss to tight end Kyle Rudolph. The Cousins-to-Thielen connection was eerily similar to […]

Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings were able to upset the New Orleans Saints on Sunday and Cousins sent a message to his critics. In the locker room after the game, Cousins brought back the ‘you like that’ phrase after Minnesota’s incredible overtime win. Freaking awesome. Would be more than fine for the Vikings to […]

Kirk Cousins has been criticized for his performances in big games but he delivered when it mattered most for the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings’ quarterback found Kyle Rudolph for the game-winning overtime touchdown to defeat the New Orleans Saints. .@KirkCousins8 to @KyleRudolph82 for the @Vikings walkoff win in OT. pic.twitter.com/aXSJllOqpB — NFL (@NFL) January 5, […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins threw a perfect pass to veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen that brought the NFC North team to the goal line in overtime to set up the game-winning touchdown against the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round (via NFL). Cousins goes deep to Thielen for a gain of 43 […]

The Minnesota Vikings are going to be heading into one of the most hostile environments when they face the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Playing the Saints on the road in the postseason seems to cause noticeable issues for opposing teams. The Saints come into this game as possibly the best team that is playing […]

The last time the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints met in the playoffs, Stefon Diggs was sprinting down the sideline as time expired. The Minnesota Miracle sent one side home and the other side into a complete frenzy. On Sunday, these two teams will meet with a trip to the NFC Divisional Round on […]

The Minnesota Vikings face off on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, and they are big underdogs. However, just because they are big underdogs doesn’t mean they can’t pull off the upset. They have had big wins already this season on the road, and this will be another one of them. Let’s breakdown four reasons […]

The New Orleans Saints have had 11 months to digest their gut-wrenching, controversial loss to the Los Angeles Rams in last year’s NFC Championship Game, and now, they are ready to right their wrongs. Unlike last season, the Saints didn’t secure a first-round bye, but they are still considered NFC favorites by some as they […]

The Minnesota Vikings find themselves in the playoff race once more after missing out last year. They will be eager to perform a lot better than their 2017 run and maybe reach their first Super Bowl since 1976. Given the stakes, it’s not weird to expect the Vikings to try and topple their wild card […]

The Minnesota Vikings don’t have anything to play for in Week 17. Therefore, they are going to rest Kirk Cousins, Dalvin Cook and Eric Kendricks, according to Courtney Cronin via Chad Graff of The Athletic. The Vikings had a chance to take home the fifth seed in the playoffs by winning their last two games […]

Kirk Cousins dropped to 0-9 on Monday Night Football with the Minnesota Vikings losing to the Green Bay Packers, but that wasn’t a storyline that coach Mike Zimmer wanted to get into. Zimmer was clearly frustrated after the game and the last thing he wanted to talk about was the storyline that was the most […]

The Green Bay Packers secured their spot at the top of the NFC North with a victory over the Minnesota Vikings. The dominance of Preston Smith and the Packers’ defense helped them take the game away from Kirk Cousins and the Vikings. Smith was so happy with securing an NFC North title that he walked […]

Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings faced the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football. They ultimately fell short to the Packers and lost the NFC North. They will play in the wild card round of the playoffs. To make things worse for the Vikings quarterback, this is Kirk Cousins’ ninth loss in Monday night […]

The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers are locked into a massive NFC North showdown in Minneapolis on Monday Night Football. While the Packers are looking to seal the division title with a win, the Vikings are simply trying to stay alive and have a chance to steal the division in Week 17. So far, […]

Being selected to the NFL Pro Bowl is an outstanding accomplishment. Players who perform the best during a given season should be rewarded with the nod. The reality is that players’ legacies are partly defined by the number of times they are named to the Pro Bowl. That’s why it’s frustrating when the players who […]

Week 16’s edition of Monday Night Football couldn’t be a better game. The Minnesota Vikings will face the Green Bay Packers in a game crucial to playoff seeding. Given the importance of the game, it’s fair to wonder if Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will even show up to the stadium. But in all seriousness, Cousins […]

On Tuesday evening, the NFL formally announced its Pro Bowl selections for the 2019 season. While a slew of alternates were also announced, there were several noticeable snubs that were left off the initial list of Pro Bowlers this time around — Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback Kirk Cousins included. Cousins has strung together quite an […]

In spite of the Green Bay Packers being 11-3, many have questioned the abilities of Aaron Rodgers at this point in his career. This week, Rodgers will silence the critics against Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings. With Rodgers being in his 15th season, he understands more than most that this is the time of […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins hasn’t had a great track record on Monday Night Football, but he is going to prove his worth this time by pulling out a big victory against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. This is a really good matchup for Cousins and the Vikings offense, let’s break down some […]

The Minnesota Vikings will make the trek to the West Coast as they square off with the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 15. All eyes will be on Kirk Cousins to see how the Vikings’ quarterback performs in this game. If the playoffs were to end today, Minnesota would be the No. 6 seed in […]

The Minnesota Vikings haven’t ever won a Super Bowl, but they have put themselves in a position to finally lift the Lombardi Trophy this season. They currently hold the second Wild Card spot, but there have been plenty of teams who have won out of the Wild Card spot, so that isn’t actually that big […]

The Minnesota Vikings may have found their long term solution at quarterback with Kirk Cousins, and the team needs to reward him with a new contract after this season. There is a little risk for both sides doing the contract early, but it would pay big dividends on both sides. Cousins will have one year […]

The Minnesota Vikings are 8-4 this season. They are currently in the second Wild Card spot and one game behind the Green Bay Packers for the lead in the NFC North. The Vikings are running the ball effectively with Dalvin Cook and Kirk Cousins is having another strong season. Yes, another strong season from No. […]

The Minnesota Vikings are in a prime position to make the playoffs, and they have a roster that could make a run to the Super Bowl. To make a Super Bowl, everything seems to have to go right at the right time, and it’s no different for the Vikings this year. Let’s break down four […]

The Minnesota Vikings are one of the best teams in the NFC. They are currently 8-4 and in the second Wild Card spot in the conference. It has been said that a team is only as good as their record but that is not the case for the Vikings. This is a team that can […]

Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings went into their Monday Night Football showdown against the Seattle Seahawks looking to prove a point. They wanted to show that they were an elite team and also wanted to keep pace with the Green Bay Packers in the NFC North division race. Unfortunately, that did not end up […]

Just when it appeared as though the Seattle Seahawks were ready to shut the door on the Minnesota Vikings, quarterback Kirk Cousins was able to provide another spark of hope. The Vikings finally managed to respond to a 24-0 run by the Seahawks after Cousins hit wide receiver LaQuon Treadwell for a 58-yard touchdown. Watch […]

Quarterback Kirk Cousins gets another chance to impress his critics as he leads the Minnesota Vikings on the road to take on the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football. Kirk Cousins is playing some of the best football of his career, but if the Vikings lose this game, the critics will no doubt be out. […]

The Seattle Seahawks will host the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football in Week 13. Considering that both of these teams are the two Wild Card teams in the NFC right now, this game could have playoff implications. The Seahawks are the fifth seed in the NFC and are second place in the NFC West […]

The Minnesota Vikings will make the travel to the Northwest to take on the Seattle Seahawks in Week 13. If the NFL season ended now, both teams would make the playoffs as the two Wild Card teams in the NFC. The Vikings are sitting at second place in the NFC North with an 8-3 record. […]