There have been enough poor performances during the Vikings’ 0-2 start to spread the blame around quarterback Kirk Cousins, which is what head coach Mike Zimmer did following Sunday’s 28-11 loss in Indianapolis.
Cousins, whose 15.9 passer rating against the Colts was the franchise’s fourth-worst game by a quarterback in the Super Bowl era, had his first three-interception game for Minnesota, but those plays were not necessarily emblematic of the bigger problems like others diagrammed below.
“Kirk's a veteran guy that has had a lot of success in this league," Zimmer said Monday. "We expect him to come back and play better this week.