The Minnesota Vikings beat the New England Patriots on Thanksgiving night 33-26 and improved their all-time record on Turkey Day to 7-2. There were a lot of impressive things about the Vikings’ win, but the efficiency of how they threw the football was tremendous.
Kirk Cousins completed 30-37 passes for 299 yards, three touchdowns and one interception with Justin Jefferson getting in on the fun by completing his only pass for 11 yards.
The Vikings completed 81.6% of their passes, which was the second-highest ever against a Bill Belichick-coached Patriots team.
The Vikings completed 81.6% of their passes tonight. That's the second-highest completion percentage against the Patriots under Bill Belichick.
The only game with a higher completion pct. was Sept. 21, 2008 vs the Dolphins, who completed 85.7% of their passes in a 38-13 win. pic.twitter.com/Gc8BHjVO4j
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 25, 2022
In 2008, the Dolphins completed 18 of 21 pass attempts (85.7%) against the Patriots in the famed “wildcat” game.
The Vikings’ win over New England on Thanksgiving was the sixth time that Cousins has topped 80% completion percentage on 30 or more passes. Only four others players have more such games.
Kirk Cousins (30/37, 299 yards, 3 TDs) ends the day with a completion percentage over 80% on over 30 passing attempts. It's the sixth time he's done that — first since 2019.
Only four QBs in the league history (Brees, Peyton, Rodgers, Matt Ryan) have more such games.
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) November 25, 2022
It was a really impressive win all around for the Vikings.
