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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 […]

After showing Adam Thielen a lot of love last week, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins decided this week it was Stefon Diggs’ turn against the Philadelphia Eagles. Diggs already has more yards in this game — which hasn’t even hit the half — than all of his previous contests. THERE GOES DIGGS AGAIN! 51-yard TD […]

Stefon Diggs has been visibly frustrated with his role in the Minnesota Vikings’ offense this season, but you won’t see him complain in Week 6. After completing a touchdown pass to Adam Thielen, Kirk Cousins went deep for a 62-yard touchdown to Diggs versus the Philadelphia Eagles. Not catching Diggs.@KirkCousins8 goes DEEP to @StefonDiggs for […]

Kirk Cousins and Adam Thielen are back on the same page and there is no question about it. After the star wide receiver seemed to make critical comments about not getting involved in the game plan, he had a massive game in Week 5. Now, he is well on his way to another big game […]

The Philadelphia Eagles will square off against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 6. Both teams stand at 3-2 on the season and have their sights set on being a contender in the NFC. The Eagles are amidst a two-game winning streak after taking down the Green Bay Packers and New York Jets in Weeks 4 […]

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Zach Brown didn’t hold back criticism of his former Washington Redskins teammate, Kirk Cousins, heading into Sunday’s matchup with the Minnesota Vikings. “Cousins, I think every defense is going to want that guy to throw the ball,” Brown said, via Tim McManus of ESPN. “For me, that’s probably the weakest part of […]

Even after a good performance in his last game against the New York Giants, all eyes are will be on quarterback Kirk Cousins when he takes on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Cousins has played well against bad teams but struggled against the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers this year. So what will he […]

The Minnesota Vikings haven’t been strangers to headlines this season. Most of them have stemmed from Kirk Cousins. Their quarterback has been at the heart of a lot of their issues. However, things might be turning around. Cousins and the Minnesota offense looked to be at their best in Week 5. They helped lead them […]

We’re already to Week 6 of the fantasy football season, and the waiver wire pickups are starting to get more important with bye weeks in full swing. The Bills, Bears, Colts, and Raiders all have the week off, which puts fantasy owners in a spot of needing to find suitable replacements for players like Josh […]

The Minnesota Vikings defeated the lowly New York Giants in Week 5. Such a matchup is exactly what the NFC North franchise needed amid continued controversy. With the rumor mill churning at a rapid speeds in Minnesota these days, the Vikings have quickly become one of the more intriguing teams from around the league — […]

Sunday, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins played his best game of the season. It was the game after he was called out by receiver Adam Thielen for not throwing the deep ball. Cousins was able to satisfy Thielen’s hungry appetite; the receiver went for 130 yards. His situation brought into question the longstanding notion that […]

The Dallas Cowboys are now 3-2 on the season after beginning the 2019 campaign at 3-0. However, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott remains in line to encounter a serious payday sometime in the very near future. The veteran signal caller continues to be one of the few Dallas players not to get paid this time around. […]

If the Minnesota Vikings knew all it would take to get Kirk Cousins to throw the ball to his dynamic receivers was for Adam Thielen to publicly call him out, they would have suggested he do that a while ago. After feeling that criticism from Thielen and then apologizing to him, Cousins seemed determined to […]

A lot of talk surrounding the Minnesota Vikings heading into Sunday’s game against the New York Giants was about Adam Thielen’s comments regarding quarterback Kirk Cousins after their loss against the Chicago Bears. Thielen made a comment about how Cousins needed to hit the deep ball because they weren’t always going to have success running […]

There had been plenty of noise surrounding the Minnesota Vikings in Week 5. Fortunately, quarterback Kirk Cousins was able to make amends with wide receiver Adam Thielen by finding him early and often against the New York Giants. The headlines all week had been focused on Thielen’s criticisms of Cousins play under center. According to […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs didn’t spend his week leading up to Week 5 against the New York Giants like the rest of his teammates. He missed multiple practices, was subject to trade rumors, didn’t exactly shoot the rumors down and was fined for his actions. Nevertheless, he was active on Sunday, while the […]

Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings are set to take on the New York Giants in Week 5 NFL action. It is a game that the Vikings have to win after dropping to 2-2 last week against the Chicago Bears. They are also getting a great opportunity to tune the drama out and start focusing […]

Just four weeks into the NFL season, the wide receivers for the Minnesota Vikings have grown tireless with how the offense has played. Adam Thielen believes that the media is to blame for the frustration rumors with the wide receivers on the team. Adam Thielen: "I think the frustration is (from) you guys. It’s not […]

Kirk Cousins takes his turn as the poorest quarterback in the NFL. He’s more likely getting jeers from Minnesota Vikings fans as much as other fans whenever he’s on the road. However, he’s seemingly learned how to cancel those noises out and focus on what he can do on the field. He’s turned away all […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins signed a three-year, $84 million fully guaranteed contract before last season. He received criticism for not making the playoffs, but he has his best statistical season. Through four games in 2019, Cousins deserves all the criticism he has received. The Minnesota Vikings are 2-2 after an ugly 16-6 loss to […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen made headlines after essentially calling out the shortcomings of quarterback Kirk Cousins. Head coach Mike Zimmer has now given his thoughts on the matter. Cousins responded to the criticisms by apologizing to Thielen for not doing his part in the 16-6 loss to the Chicago Bears. According to Chris […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is sorry. At who? Wide receiver Adam Thielen. Why? Not giving him a chance with his deep balls. Two days after Thielen publicly criticized Cousins for his inability to hit deep passes, following the Vikings’ 16-6 loss to the Chicago Bears, Cousins put out his apology to the Pro Bowl […]

The Minnesota Vikings are struggling to be consistent after their fairytale playoff run in 2017. They missed out on Wild Card football last season and are seemingly on pace to miss out again. There’s a common denominator that’s tying last season to this season: Kirk Cousins was the man making the pass from the pocket. […]

The Minnesota Vikings and quarterback Kirk Cousins have been off to a rocky start, finishing September, the first month of the 2019 NFL season, at 2-2. With the first quarter of the season in the books, head coach Mike Zimmer is preaching airing it out from the 31-year-old Cousins. Per Mike Florio of NBC Sports’ […]

Poor Kirk Cousins. The Minnesota Vikings quarterback has gotten off to a disastrous start in 2019, most recently completing 27 of his 36 passes for 233 yards and no touchdowns in a 16-6 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. After the game, wide receiver Adam Thielen took a subtle shot at Cousins, saying the […]

The Minnesota Vikings probably don’t want to hear their star wide receiver taking shots at their starting quarterback. But, after Sunday’s 16-6 loss to the Chicago Bears, that’s precisely what Adam Thielen did to Kirk Cousins. Thielen subtly expressed his frustration with the quarterback after gaining just 222 yards as an offensive unit. “At some […]

The Minnesota Vikings failed to make a statement against the Chicago Bears in Week 4. It is safe to say that the offense led by quarterback Kirk cousins was at fault for a 16-6 loss. The Vikings simply could not get anything going against this formidable Bears defense. Cousins admits the team struggled to find […]

There is no way around it, Khalil Mack is an absolute monster. The 2016 defensive player of the year is showing everyone in the league that the record-breaking contract he signed just two offseason ago might be a discount for what he brings to the table. Living in the opponent’s backfield, Mack was able to […]

The Minnesota Vikings will hit the road to face the Chicago Bears in an NFC North clash in Week 4. For the Vikings to win, they’re going to need Kirk Cousins to have his best game of the season on Sunday. Over the course of the offseason, Minnesota made some adjustments to their offense. Instead […]

At this point of the season, there is a collective group of quarterbacks that should be considered must-start options in fantasy football. You shouldn’t need anyone to tell you to start Patrick Mahomes, Dak Prescott, Lamar Jackson, or Russell Wilson each and every week. Regardless of their matchups, all of those quarterbacks should never be […]

The Minnesota Vikings are in need of a win after falling to the Green Bay Packers last week. Offensively, the team was hoping to see a lot more out of quarterback Kirk Cousins, who came through immediately on the team’s open drive. Adam Thielen also made his impact known for the first time this season. […]

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins struggled in Week 2 against the Green Bay Packers, and even though a lot of the fans have given up on him, Mike Zimmer gave him a vote of confidence. Zimmer said he knows he is going to have a big game on Sunday against the Oakland Raiders and use […]

The Minnesota Vikings are coming off of an ugly Week 2 loss to the Green Bay Packers and will try to right the ship when they play host to the Oakland Raiders this Sunday. Luckily for the Vikings, the Raiders are not nearly as tough of an opponent as the Packers, so this is a […]

The Minnesota Vikings have one of the more talented rosters in the NFL. The Vikings bolster talented pass catchers on offense in Adam Thielen, Stefon Diggs and Kyle Rudolph, and they have a bell cow running back in Dalvin Cook. Much to the dismay of all these talents, the man throwing the ball has not […]

Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings walked into Lambeau Field on Sunday afternoon looking to improve to 2-0 on the season. Unfortunately, the Green Bay Packers had other plans. Minnesota ended up losing the game by a final score of 21-16. Following the game, Cousins took full blame for the loss. He struggled to get […]

The Green Bay Packers had a close shave when they played the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field. However, cornerback Kevin King was there to save the day and give the Packers a much-deserved W. The corner recorded an impressive interception that led to the Packers winning the game by a mere five points: Kevin King […]

The Minnesota Vikings came into Week 2 knowing they were going to have to throw the ball more against the Green Bay Packers. With a 21-10 deficit, Kirk Cousins delivered a perfect pass to Stefon Diggs for a 45-yard touchdown. .@KirkCousins8 drops a DEEP dime to @stefondiggs for a 45-yard @Vikings TD! #SKOL #MINvsGB 📺: […]