| 2023 Stats | MIN | Week | |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
TOT |
| TM Snap % |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100% |
rshYds |
7
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
5
|
-5
|
-1
|
9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
25 |
rushes |
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
14 |
| rshTDs |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0 |
| pasYds |
344
|
364
|
367
|
139
|
284
|
181
|
378
|
274
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2331 |
| pasTDs |
2
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
18 |
| INTs |
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5 |
| FScore |
24 |
34 |
30 |
12 |
22 |
12 |
25 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
186 |
| Opp |
tb
|
@ phi
|
lac
|
@ car
|
kc
|
@ chi
|
sf
|
@ gb
|
@ atl
|
no
|
@ den
|
chi
|
bye
|
@ lvr
|
@ cin
|
det
|
gb
|
@ det
|
|
|
| |
| 2022 Stats | MIN | Week | |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
TOT |
| TM Snap % |
- |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
- |
100% |
98% |
100% |
79% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
86% |
54% |
95% |
rshYds |
0
|
20
|
-1
|
0
|
4
|
-5
|
-
|
22
|
-2
|
12
|
0
|
-1
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
37
|
0
|
97 |
rushes |
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
31 |
| rshTDs |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2 |
| pasYds |
277
|
221
|
260
|
273
|
296
|
175
|
-
|
232
|
265
|
357
|
105
|
299
|
173
|
425
|
460
|
299
|
205
|
225
|
4547 |
| pasTDs |
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
29 |
| INTs |
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
| FScore |
21 |
14 |
20 |
16 |
24 |
16 |
0 |
27 |
20 |
21 |
5 |
25 |
13 |
29 |
37 |
27 |
14 |
15 |
351 |
| Opp |
gb
|
@ phi
|
det
|
@ no
|
chi
|
@ mia
|
bye
|
ari
|
@ was
|
@ buf
|
dal
|
ne
|
nyj
|
@ det
|
ind
|
nyg
|
@ gb
|
@ chi
|
|
|
| |
| 2021 Stats | MIN | Week | |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
TOT |
| TM Snap % |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
- |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
- |
100% |
100% |
- |
100% |
100% |
rshYds |
0
|
35
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
16
|
-
|
18
|
1
|
-3
|
-4
|
0
|
6
|
14
|
10
|
17
|
-
|
-1
|
115 |
rushes |
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
-
|
1
|
29 |
| rshTDs |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
1 |
| pasYds |
351
|
244
|
323
|
203
|
275
|
373
|
-
|
184
|
187
|
294
|
341
|
238
|
340
|
216
|
87
|
315
|
-
|
250
|
4221 |
| pasTDs |
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
33 |
| INTs |
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
7 |
| FScore |
25 |
27 |
28 |
13 |
17 |
32 |
0 |
15 |
23 |
22 |
28 |
18 |
25 |
18 |
12 |
20 |
0 |
24 |
353 |
| Opp |
@ cin
|
@ ari
|
sea
|
cle
|
det
|
@ car
|
bye
|
dal
|
@ bal
|
@ lac
|
gb
|
@ sf
|
@ det
|
pit
|
@ chi
|
lar
|
@ gb
|
chi
|
|
|
| |
| 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
|
|
|
| |
Kirk Cousins 2023 Outlook
Cousins is the Subaru of fantasy quarterbacks: safe and reliable but nothing flashy. Since he became a full-time starter in 2015, no QB has produced more seasons with 4,000 passing yards and 25-plus TDs than his seven. And since he joined the Vikings in 2018, only Patrick Mahomes (34), Matt Ryan (24) and Tom Brady (24) have posted more games with 300 yards and multiple TDs than Cousins (20). He posted his highest yardage total since 2016 in 2022, but also tossed a career-high 14 interceptions -- the sixth time he has thrown double-digit picks in the past eight years. Having WR Justin Jefferson in his huddle is enough to make the four-time Pro Bowl QB worthy of a fantasy roster slot, and Minnesota drafted Biletnikoff Award-winning WR Jordan Addison in the first round to replace Adam Thielen. Cousins is also playing for a new contract. "I'm encouraged and excited because I do think I have good football ahead of me," he said. "So, gotta go out there and earn that.'
Kirk Cousins 2022 Outlook
Cousins is staying put in Minnesota through at least 2023 after the Vikings signed him to a one-year, $35 million fully guaranteed extension in March. The deal also has a no-trade clause. Minnesota hired a new head coach, Kevin O'Connell, and general manager, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, this offseason after having tried and failed for the last five years to win a Super Bowl. And, as Bleacher Report's Joseph Zucker pointed out, nobody has better symbolized the Vikings' inability to get over the hump than Cousins. He was supposed to be the final piece for a squad that won 13 games and reached the conference championship in 2017. Instead, the three-time Pro Bowler has presided over just one trip to the postseason since. That said, Zucker conceded Cousins isn't a bad quarterback. He threw for 4,221 yards, 33 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 2021. But the 33-year-old failed to make meaningful improvement with the Vikings despite having a supporting cast that included Adam Thielen, Dalvin Cook, Stefon Diggs and then Justin Jefferson in Diggs' place. Despite the lack of high-end production, Cousins has been a more than serviceable fantasy play. Beyond the QB himself, having a solid -- even if unspectacular -- Cousins under center ensures our views of Jefferson, Thielen, Cook and Irv Smith Jr. and their ability to produce at past levels remain unchanged while their presence ensures Cousins remains strong QB2 with week-to-week QB1 upside.
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.
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