No team had ever lost to a squad quarterbacked by Kirk Cousins and later reached the Super Bowl — until last Sunday.
The “Kirk Cousins Curse” Can Still Live On
The Detroit Lions were up 24-7 over the San Francisco 49ers, a team favored by a touchdown entering the matchup. But then the 49ers rallied, erased the Lions’ 24-7 lead in about 30 minutes of real-life time, took the lead, and completed the most substantial comeback in the history of the NFC Championship. And in a mind-bending turn of events, even the Minnesota Vikings had never collapsed that mightily on a grander stage.