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 football games. This puts him in an exclusive club he doesn't want to be a part of.
ESPN reported the embarrassing fact:
Kirk Cousins is now 0-9 on Monday Night Football.
That's the worst record in NFL history. pic.twitter.com/3SVhSiWiH3
— ESPN (@espn) December 24, 2019
This is an embarrassing feat for Cousins to have. With Monday Night Football usually only featuring one game, all eyes are focused on the players on the field. With the eyes of the entire footballing world on you, it's understandable if he falls short of the expectations. However, for him to not win any single Monday Night Football game puts him in a very bizarre spot.
His stats in this game shows how much he struggled during the match. He only had 122 yards and one passing touchdown to his name as he struggled to find his teammates.
However, it's important to note that Cousins has been good for much of the season. Per the Minnesota Star Tribune's Michael Rand:
In almost every case where he’s been asked to make big throws, he’s made them. In games that called simply for good decisions, he’s made them.
Before this stretch, he was 36-39-2 as a starting QB in the NFL, including 10-9-1 with the Vikings. Cousins changing the narrative on his career as a .500 quarterback has been the defining narrative of this Vikings season.
Cousins will still be an important component of the Vikings offense this season. However, he must show up and play big games or he will risk losing his spot in the future.
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