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In 2012, the Washington Redskins figured they had their QB of the future when they selected Robert Griffin with the 2nd pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. However, little did they know, their real steal would come in the 5th round when they selected QB Kirk Cousins from Michigan State University with the 102nd overall […]

Any quarterback wants to stay on a team as long as they can to retire and call home. It’s something that Kirk Cousins hopes to accomplish as he looks to have a successful 2019 campaign for the Minnesota Vikings. When asked by Brett Favre on the former Vikings’ quarterback’s radio show, Cousins put it bluntly […]

The Minnesota Vikings offense is on a roll. On Sunday, they get a matchup with a Denver Broncos defense that has been good for the most part, but at times has struggled. Kirk Cousins is moving the ball up and down the field, and Dalvin Cook is running wild. So will the offense be able […]

Kirk Cousins has gotten a lot of heat since signing his big contract with the Minnesota Vikings, but it seems that the team’s faith in him is finally paying off. He is playing some of the best football of his career and now his next matchup comes against the Denver Broncos in Week 11. So […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 24 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 24 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 24 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week 10 […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is rolling at the moment, and head coach Mike Zimmer couldn’t be happier with the veteran signal caller. Most recently, Zimmer and Cousins led the Vikings to a road victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football en route to keeping pace with the first place Green Bay Packers […]

After earning their previous six wins against teams with a combined record of 18-36-1, the Minnesota Vikings were able to get their biggest win of the season against a Dallas Cowboys team that hosts immense talent on both sides of the ball. Sunday night’s 28-24 victory served as a good measuring stick for Minnesota in […]

Remember the first several weeks of the season when Kirk Cousins couldn’t throw the ball into the ocean? Well, Cousins has gone from an NFL laughing stock to a fringe MVP candidate since then, as the Minnesota Vikings have won four of their last five games. However, one of Cousins’ favorite targets, wide receiver Adam […]

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 […]

The Minnesota Vikings visited the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9. Despite being favored to win, Minnesota fell short against the Patrick Mahomes-less Chiefs. Throughout the entire game, Minnesota’s offense was never able to get into their usual gameplan of running the ball with Dalvin Cook. That can be credited to Kansas City’s assertiveness to […]

The Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs have engaged in a bit of a shootout here in Week 9. This time, it is the Vikings that have managed to get back on top. Quarterback Kirk Cousins found tight end Kyle Rudolph in the end zone to cap off an 11-play, 75-yard drive, via NFL Twitter: […]

The Minnesota Vikings needed to find a way to answer back after the Kansas City Chiefs managed to take a 7-0 lead. Fortunately, quarterback Kirk Cousins was able to oblige. Cousins managed to wide receiver Bisi Johnson in the end zone to cap off a 12-play, 75-yard drive, via NFL Twitter: .@KirkCousins8 has time. @BisiJohnson1 […]

The Kansas City Chiefs will welcome the Minnesota Vikings to Arrowhead Stadium in Week 9. With this game being centered around both offenses, the Chiefs defense will need to perform well for Kansas City to win. Of course, on the offensive side of the ball, Kansas City could be without Patrick Mahomes and Eric Fisher. […]

The Minnesota Vikings will travel to face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9. Regardless of Patrick Mahomes’ status, this game could turn into a shootout between two talented offenses. The Vikings are amid a four-game winning streak due to the improved play of their offense. Over the past four weeks, Minnesota has […]

The Minnesota Vikings have won four straight games and Kirk Cousins has been a huge reason why. Due to his play over the past month, Cousins was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month in October, per ESPN’s Courtney Cronin. Kirk Cousins’ red-hot October earned him NFC offensive player of the month honors. pic.twitter.com/eCA0FpFPUT […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is playing some of the best football of his career and now heads into a matchup against a Kansas City Chiefs defense that has been less than stellar. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns on Monday night against the Chiefs. So will Cousins […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins won a primetime game. Yes, it was against a Washington Redskins team that has really struggled this year, but this is the type of primetime game in years past that Cousins would have really struggled and found a way to lose. Looking at stats for Cousins, he didn’t throw a […]

The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Washington Redskins by a score of 19-9 on Thursday night, but instead of gloating about beating his former team, Kirk Cousins took the high road after the game. “We won the game and that’s all that matters and that’s all my focus was on,” the Vikings quarterback said, according to […]

The Minnesota Vikings have been on a four-game winning streak since starting the season with a 2-2 record. A key reason for their recent success has been the play of Kirk Cousins. After the Vikings’ 19-9 win over the Washington Redskins on Thursday Night Football, head coach Mike Zimmer highlighted the individual contributions that Cousins […]

The Minnesota Vikings’ offense put together a solid performance in their 19-9 win over the Washington Redskins on Thursday Night Football. An important factor in that was the throwing accuracy of quarterback Kirk Cousins. Cousins concluded his performance by completing 23 of his 26 pass attempts, resulting in an 88.5 percent completion percentage and 285 […]

Seven weeks are in the books for the 2019 NFL season. With each passing week, we get a better idea of which players can contend for the league’s Most Valuable Player award. In this comprehensive breakdown of Week 7, we take a look at two players who entered the MVP conversation, and other thoughts from […]

The NFL season is rapidly passing by and there are now seven weeks completed. In Week 7, quite a few quarterbacks had notable performances in fantasy football. Among them, none of them were nearly as impressive as Aaron Rodgers against the Oakland Raiders. The Green Bay Packers longtime quarterback carved the Raiders defense for 429 […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 18 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 18 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 18 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan go over their biggest takeaways from Week 7 […]

We’ve reached Week 8 of the fantasy football season, and there are several intriguing waiver wire pickups available. Injuries always play a role in fantasy football, but so do bye weeks. With the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys both having the week off, fantasy owners may be in need of suitable replacements at several key […]

The Minnesota Vikings and the Washington Redskins face off on Thursday night to kick off Week 8 of the 2019 NFL season. There are a lot of storylines surrounding this game, including Case Keenum playing his first game in Minnesota since the Minneapolis Miracle. Don’t let those storylines distract you from who is the better […]

After struggling a bit to start the season, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has found his rhythm and is playing with some real confidence heading into a Thursday night showdown with the Washington Redskins. The Redskins’ defense has struggled a lot this year, which means there are high expectations surrounding the Vikings and Cousins for […]

The flood of bad news for the Kansas City Chiefs keeps pouring in. After Patrick Mahomes went down with a knee injury that could keep him out an extended period of time, news came out that cornerback Kendall Fuller has undergone surgery for his broken thumb. While it might be good news in the sense […]

The Minnesota Vikings were off to a hot start when Kirk Cousins was able to find his favorite receiving target, Adam Thielen, in the end zone for an amazing first-quarter score against the Detroit Lions. While Adam Thielen was able to haul in the throw and get his feet down, it came at a price. […]

After making a spectacular touchdown catch in which he was able to keep his feet in bounds, Minnesota Vikings receiver Adam Thielen came up hobbled against the Detroit Lions. Now he is questionable to return for the game. Thielen is out of the medical tent and walking around on the sideline. Still seems to be […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins started off the season slow, but has been more aggressive the last couple of games, leading to two wins by the Vikings. With all eyes on him, Cousins goes on the road to try to repeat his last two performances. 3. Kirk Cousins throws a touchdown to three different receivers […]

Through six weeks of the 2019 NFL season, the New England Patriots (6-0) and San Francisco 49ers (5-0) are the only two teams to sustain unblemished records. The Niners are off to their fourth 5-0 start in franchise history and their first since 1990. It’s the fourth time the Patriots have started 6-0 in franchise […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has been inconsistent most of his career and right now he seems to be going through one of his hot patches, much to the delight of Fantasy Football players. After throwing for 306 yards and two touchdowns a couple of weeks ago against the New York Giants, he followed it […]

We’ve reached Week 7 of the fantasy football season, and byes and injuries continue to play a big role in the weekly waiver wire pickups. The Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers all have the week off, which means there may be some much-needed additions on your roster. And well, there […]

After boldly calling out former teammate Kirk Cousins before his Week 6 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Zach Brown couldn’t face the music when asked about his comments. 👀 Eagles LB Zach Brown who said Kirk Cousins was “weakest” part of their offense coming into the game did NOT want to talk […]

Zach Brown would probably like to take back the words he said about Kirk Cousins. Following the Philadelphia Eagles’ loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Philadelphia is releasing Brown per Adam Schefter. Eagles are releasing LB Zach Brown, per source. Multiple teams expected to be interested. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 14, 2019 During […]

Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings were able to take down the Philadelphia Eagles behind the arm of quarterback Kirk Cousins who had a season-high 333 yards and four touchdowns. Cousins has been in the news lately since teammate Adam Thielen’s called out of Cousins after their Week 4 loss to the Chicago Bears. Cousins responded the […]

Current Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins and current Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Zach Brown previously played alongside one another as members of the Washington Redskins. Now rivals in the NFC East, Brown was recently quite critical of his former teammate in Cousins while stating that the Vikings quarterback was the weakest part of the team’s offensive […]

What’s the best way to make a disgruntled happy? Let him reel in three touchdowns in a dominant win. On Sunday, Minnesota Vikings’ Stefon Diggs did just that, catching seven Kirk Cousins-thrown passes for 167 yards and a hat trick of touchdowns. In all, the Vikes beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-20. Diggs has high praise […]

Kirk Cousins has been one of the most criticized players in the NFL so far this season. After getting off to a rough start for the Minnesota Vikings, the team’s franchise quarterback has finally been turning things around. Against the Philadelphia Eagles in a huge Week 6 matchup between two NFC teams looking to make […]