Quarterback Kirk Cousins was removed several minutes before the end of the Redskins’ 47-14 victory over the Saints, but that didn’t mean he was giving up the game ball. No, after a record-setting performance in front of the home crowd, this souvenir was going to someone special.
And so it did, once Cousins gave out his requisite handshakes at midfield. He trotted over to the stands, all smiles, partly thanks to that perfect passer rating he had just posted, to give the game ball to his father, Don.
It was the most emotional handoff of the day.