Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins always prepares himself to encounter emotionally volatile situations when he steps onto the field, an expectation that favored him well and calmed his nerves throughout the team’s topsy-turvy 27-27 overtime tie with the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
“I think you go into games and moments in overtime saying, ‘This is about to be a roller coaster. This is going to go up and down,’” Cousins said.
And so it did. In front of a raucous, sold-out crowd at London’s Wembley Stadium, Cousins not only helped lead his team to the first overtime -- and draw -- in International Series history, but set a series of milestones, achievements and personal bests along the way.