Kirk Cousins’ season is over. To many, that means the Minnesota Vikings’ season is done, too. But don’t tell them that.
Adversity is baked into every NFL season. Poor performances, unlucky bounces, unfavorable officiating, and injuries are simply costs of doing business in America’s most popular sports league. The 2023 Vikings seem to have had more than their fair share only eight weeks into their second campaign under Kevin O’Connell.
After digging themselves a Mississippi River-sized hole by fumbling an unfathomable amount of times, dropping passes, and miscommunicating, the Vikings stared at a 1-4 record and an early three-game deficit in their pursuit of back-to-back NFC North Division titles.