MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirk Cousins answered the critics with one exceptional performance after another and another.
The Minnesota Vikings aren’t one-dimensional anymore thanks to Cousins, who has revived the team’s passing game following a rough September. He has thrown for 976 yards, 10 touchdowns, only one interception and has completed 75.6% of his passes in October.
Cousins became the first quarterback in NFL history to post at least 300 yards with a passer rating of 135 or higher in three consecutive games. He now leads the league in passer rating (114.3) just three weeks after wide receivers Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs expressed frustration with the passing offense.