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Kirk Daniel Cousins (born August 19, 1988) is an American professional football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft .
Kirk Cousins was the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback from 2018 to 2024.. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis.They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).
Kirk Cousins drove down the field to give the Falcons a one-point lead on a late touchdown by Drake London. The Falcons defense then secured the upset when Jessie Bates III intercepted Jalen Hurts , allowing Atlanta to pick up its first win in Philadelphia since the 2012 season .
[33] [34] The hiring reunited him with quarterback Kirk Cousins, whom O'Connell had coached in 2017 (Cousins' final year with the Washington Redskins). O'Connell won his first game as head coach against the Green Bay Packers in Week 1 of the 2022 season by a score of 23–7.
Postseason starters Season Quarterback(s) Notes Ref 1936: Riley Smith (0–1): 1937: Sammy Baugh (1–0): Baugh led the Redskins to the NFL Championship game against the Chicago Bears, where he finished 17 of 33 for 335 yards and his second-half touchdown passes of 55, 78 and 33 yards gave Washington a 28–21 victory. [155]
On March 15, 2018, quarterback Kirk Cousins signed a three-year fully guaranteed $84 million contract with the Vikings. [139] The signing made Cousins the highest paid football player at the time. [140] The Vikings finished with a 8–7–1 record and missed the playoffs in the 2018 season. [141] [142]
Most games with at least 80% pass completion rate and no interceptions, season (minimum 20 passes per game): 4, Drew Brees, 2018; Kirk Cousins, 2019 [44] Most games with at least 75% pass completion rate, career (minimum 20 attempts per game) : 67, Drew Brees , 2004–2020 [ 45 ]
A few plays later Kirk Cousins threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to receiver Pierre Garçon, and the Redskins led 17–0 at halftime, their first shutout in the first half in nearly four years. St. Louis began the second half with a 52-yard Greg Zuerlein field goal to get back within two scores, 17–3.