| 2021 Stats | MIN | Week | |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
TOT |
| TM Snap % |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100% |
rshYds |
0
|
35
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
16
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
57 |
rushes |
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
8 |
| rshTDs |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0 |
| pasYds |
351
|
244
|
323
|
203
|
275
|
373
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1769 |
| pasTDs |
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
13 |
| INTs |
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2 |
| FScore |
25 |
27 |
28 |
13 |
17 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
144 |
| Opp |
@ cin
|
@ ari
|
sea
|
cle
|
det
|
@ car
|
bye
|
dal
|
@ bal
|
@ lac
|
gb
|
@ sf
|
@ det
|
pit
|
@ chi
|
lar
|
@ gb
|
|
|
| |
| 2020 Stats | MIN | Week | |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
TOT |
| TM Snap % |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
- |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
rshYds |
34
|
0
|
14
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
4
|
19
|
12
|
41
|
25
|
0
|
1
|
156 |
rushes |
4
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
32 |
| rshTDs |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1 |
| pasYds |
259
|
113
|
251
|
260
|
249
|
343
|
-
|
160
|
220
|
292
|
314
|
307
|
305
|
225
|
271
|
291
|
405
|
4265 |
| pasTDs |
2
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
35 |
| INTs |
1
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
13 |
| FScore |
23 |
2 |
23 |
17 |
19 |
26 |
0 |
12 |
23 |
21 |
28 |
29 |
27 |
19 |
23 |
26 |
38 |
361 |
| Opp |
gb
|
@ ind
|
ten
|
@ hou
|
@ sea
|
atl
|
bye
|
@ gb
|
det
|
@ chi
|
dal
|
car
|
jac
|
@ tb
|
chi
|
@ no
|
@ det
|
|
|
| |
| 2019 Stats | MIN | Week | |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
TOT |
| rshYds |
4
|
17
|
16
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
-3
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
-1
|
14
|
0
|
-
|
63 |
rushes |
6
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
-
|
31 |
| rshTDs |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
1 |
| pasYds |
98
|
230
|
174
|
233
|
306
|
333
|
338
|
285
|
220
|
220
|
319
|
-
|
276
|
242
|
207
|
122
|
-
|
3603 |
| pasTDs |
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
26 |
| INTs |
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
6 |
| FScore |
15 |
15 |
14 |
11 |
23 |
31 |
32 |
14 |
23 |
19 |
28 |
0 |
20 |
16 |
14 |
9 |
0 |
290 |
| Opp |
gb
|
@ ind
|
ten
|
@ hou
|
@ sea
|
atl
|
bye
|
@ gb
|
det
|
@ chi
|
dal
|
car
|
jac
|
@ tb
|
chi
|
@ no
|
@ det
|
|
|
| |
| 2018 Stats | MIN | Week | |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
TOT |
| TM Snap % |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
- |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
rshYds |
26
|
5
|
2
|
28
|
1
|
14
|
-1
|
3
|
3
|
-
|
5
|
17
|
0
|
5
|
7
|
1
|
7
|
123 |
rushes |
4
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
44 |
| rshTDs |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1 |
| recYds |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1 |
| Tar/Rec |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
1/1 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
- |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
1/1 |
| TM Tar% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
- |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| recTDs |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
| pasYds |
244
|
425
|
296
|
422
|
301
|
233
|
241
|
359
|
164
|
-
|
262
|
342
|
201
|
208
|
215
|
253
|
132
|
4298 |
| pasTDs |
2
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
30 |
| INTs |
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
10 |
| FScore |
22 |
36 |
18 |
35 |
19 |
21 |
19 |
25 |
11 |
0 |
19 |
30 |
12 |
14 |
18 |
24 |
11 |
343 |
| Opp |
sf
|
@ gb
|
buf
|
@ lar
|
@ phi
|
ari
|
@ nyj
|
no
|
det
|
bye
|
@ chi
|
gb
|
@ ne
|
@ sea
|
mia
|
@ det
|
chi
|
|
|
| |
Kirk Cousins 2021 Outlook
Cousins' durability has long been one of his best assets. It has allowed Washington, his former team, and Minnesota to avoid shelling out for an expensive veteran backup although Cousins is still one of the highest paid QBs in the NFL. Cousins, who threw a career-high 35 touchdowns last season, is set to make a guaranteed salary of $21 million during the 2021 season. And because he was on the roster on March 20, his $35 million base salary for the 2022 season became fully guaranteed as well. As VikingsTerritory.com noted, the best-paid NFL passers usually make deep playoff runs during a three-year sample size. To date, Cousins has not done that in Minneapolis. But it's hard to argue he hasn't been a serviceable and -- at times -- high-end producer (in fact, Pro Football Focus recently announced that Cousins earned their highest grade of any quarterback in the fourth quarter since 2019). With young superstars like Dalvin Cook and Justin Jefferson, a rising talent in Irv Smith Jr. and a strong veteran talent in Adam Thielen working alongside him, there's ample reason to believe Cousins will continue playing well enough to provide you occasional QB1 production at QB2 prices.
Kirk Cousins 2020 Outlook
Cousins had a slow start last season, but once he found his stride in Minnesota he produced some strong numbers. While he did next to nothing as a runner, Cousins tied Drew Brees for the sixth-most points per pass completion (0.78). Per NFL.com, he also tied Russell Wilson for the fifth-most points per pass attempt. Cousins also boasted a sterling 9:1 TD-to-INT ratio on deep passes, although NextGen Stat numbers reveal that Cousins' deep passes weren't all that risky as his receivers were open on 25.9 percent of deep pass attempts and posted an average target separation of 2.2 yards (despite Adam Thielen missing six games due to injury). This year, Cousins will be without Stefon Diggs, who was traded to Buffalo. The Vikings added former LSU receiver Justin Jefferson in the first round of April’s draft, but he's unlikely to be as good as Diggs. According to ESPN's Matthew Berry, throwing to Diggs in 2019, Cousins averaged 17.9 yards per completion and 12.2 YPA. To all other Vikings’ receivers, it was 10.2 yards per completion and 7.5 YPA. "Now, you can dink and dunk your way to being fantasy relevant," Berry wrote, "but Cousins was just 24th in pass attempts per game last season on a team that wants to continue to be run-heavy." Go ahead and view him as a solid QB2 heading into 2020.
Kirk Cousins 2019 Outlook
GM Rick Spielman told reporters in February that the Vikings expect Cousins to make a big jump in his second season in Minnesota. HC Mike Zimmer agreed. "The big thing is every free agent I've had in my 25 or 26 years, however many years I've been coaching, they've always played better the second year," Zimmer explained. ... Cousins did some good things last season. The Vikings' quarterback completed 70.1 percent of his passes for 4,298 yards with 30 touchdowns. But he also threw 10 interceptions and lost seven fumbles, and the Vikings went only 8-7-1 a year after reaching the NFC Championship Game. On a positive note, the Vikings removed the interim tag from offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski and hired Gary Kubiak as an offensive adviser. Kubiak coached under Mike Shanahan with the Broncos and had Kyle Shanahan as an assistant coach with him in Houston. "It's definitely going to help Kirk," Zimmer said. "The system, the terminology, the things [Kubiak] has done really well with the Shanahans, with Kyle and [Mike], it's definitely going to help." Also helpful? One of the best starting wideout tandems in the league in Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs along with Dalvin Cook in what should be a run-first/run-heavy scheme.
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