Throughout the first half of the season, there was an uproar of angry fans calling for Kirk Cousins’ job. For the most part, they were justified in that frustration. Cousins threw 10 INTs through the first six games of the season en route to Minnesota’s abysmal 1-5 record. Discussions regarding the Vikings tank towards either Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, or Zach Wilson abounded going into the bye.
Cousins responded with not only one of the best second halves of this NFL season, but with the greatest eight-game stretch of any Vikings quarterback ever. He capped it off on Sunday with 405 yards, four total touchdowns, and a griddy in the victory over Detroit.