{"id":122214,"date":"2021-09-28T22:21:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T02:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=122214"},"modified":"2021-09-28T22:21:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T02:21:11","slug":"kirk-cousins-stellar-start-is-worth-recognizing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/09\/28\/kirk-cousins-stellar-start-is-worth-recognizing\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirk Cousins’ Stellar Start is Worth Recognizing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minnesota Vikings<\/a> have experienced an up-and-down season already through three weeks of the 2021 NFL regular season, but a big victory over the Seattle Seahawks<\/a> might have started the process of correcting a rough start in the first two games of the new year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Following a 30-17 win over Seattle in Week 3 in the first home game of the season at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota improved to 1-2 and are right back into the thick of things in the NFC North going into the fourth week of the year.<\/p>\n

There have been a few different positives to take away and counter the negatives that have occurred for the Vikings to this point in the year, but there is no positive brighter than the play of their veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins<\/a> through three games. His play has been outstanding despite the losses and lifted the team to their lone victory. In other words, it is time to recognize the stellar start for the Vikings quarterback.<\/p>\n

Kirk Cousin’s Stellar Start is Worth Recognizing<\/h2>\n

Cousins so Far This Season<\/h3>\n

This season, Kirk Cousins is in his fourth year as the starting quarterback in Minnesota and is enjoying his 10th season in the NFL after jumping into the league in 2012. And although it’s early, Cousins is on pace to put together a career year for the Vikings.<\/p>\n

In three games, Cousins has completed 88 of a total 119 pass attempts (73.9% completion percentage) along with 918 passing yards, eight touchdowns and no interceptions. While averaging 306 passing yards per game, 7.7 yards gained per pass attempt, and 10.4 yards per completion, the 33-year-old also holds a career-best quarterback rating of 78.2.<\/p>\n

“I think he’s playing outstanding. But not only that, he’s playing with a lot of confidence,” Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said after the Week 3 win, according to the team website<\/a>. “I really appreciate the leadership that he’s been doing lately. It’s been so much better, something he wanted to work on. He’s done a great job with that. He’s very confident where he’s throwing the football. He’s very confident with these receivers. I think the offensive line has helped him do some of those things as well.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Kirk Cousins in his last 10 games and where it ranks in the NFL. <\/p>\n

3,036 YDS \u00bb 2nd
26 TDs \u00bb 3rd
2 INT \u00bb T-3rd
70.51 CMP% \u00bb 3rd pic.twitter.com\/0adO0LcqRe<\/a><\/p>\n

— Vikings Communications (@VikingsPR) September 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n