Kirk Cousins and the History of Mega-Comebacks

NFL Week 15 - So, um, a lot happened in the NFL in Week 15. But Quick Reads is first and foremost a statistical column, and the biggest statistical news of the week was the Minnesota Vikings' record-setting comeback win against the Indianapolis Colts. How did Kirk Cousins and the Vikings win the game? How did Matt Ryan and the Colts lose it? And how do their performances stack up compared to the Ghosts of Comebacks Past?

Cousins finishes right smack in the middle of our quarterback tables this week, while Ryan is close to the bottom. Cousins, as you might expect, was the week's worst quarterback in the first half, but its best in the second half and overtime. He failed to throw for a first…