The Vikings may have lost in Week 13 against the Seahawks, but it’d be wrong to put that on Cousins. He threw for nearly 300 yards to go with two touchdowns and an interception that went off the hands on Stefon Diggs.
On the season, Cousins has thrown for 3,032 yards, 23 touchdowns and four interceptions. That has him on pace for 4,042 yards and 30 touchdowns. More importantly, he has the Vikings to an 8-4 record.
In NFL.com’s quarterback rankings, Cousins ranks seventh, which is where he was last week as well.
Here’s a snippet of what was written about him:
The good news is he has a scrumptious matchup with the Lions’ defense this weekend. Cousins has averaged the longest time to throw in 2019 (2.97 seconds), and he’s been tremendous when he has 2.5+ seconds to throw (18 TDs, 3 INTs). Why do I mention this? Because Detroit has given opposing QBs 3.05 seconds to throw this season, making it the only team to allow more than 2.9 seconds to throw. Seems like the perfect time for Kirk to heat right back up.
Cousins has a huge opportunity to not only have a big game, but also lead the Vikings to a much-needed win at home against the Lions.
To round out the NFC North, Aaron Rodgers ranks fifth, Mitchell Trubisky ranks tied for 26th and David Blough ranks 31st.
You can check out the full list here.