Kirk Cousins has been awful in his career against teams with a winning record, so in a sense, nobody should have been surprised about his performance against the Packers on Sunday.
After the Packers jumped out to an early 21-0 lead in Green Bay, the Vikings put together a rally thanks to a big run from Dalvin Cook and a Stefon Diggs touchdown.
The teams went the next five possessions exchanging punts until Cousins led a drive deep into Packers territory with Minnesota down by five in the fourth quarter.
Then, Classic Kirk Cousins happened.
Cousins appeared to try to throw away his first-and-goal pass, but the ball — thrown off his back foot — hung up in the air and remained in play. That was all the Packers’ Kevin King needed to make the acrobatic interception.
It was a turnover that simply couldn’t happen in that situation, especially when you have an $84 million quarterback.
Fans went on to rip Cousins for the ill-advised pick.
The Packers would hold on to win, 21-16.
