“That would be the silver lining, just learning from the mistakes so they get corrected,” Cousins said, “and when the games up ahead are being played they don’t repeat themselves.”Īt times this season the Vikings’ offense has been propelled by timely hurry-up drives, but not on Monday. Only two performances have been worse this NFL regular season, both by the Jets: The #Vikings posted a meager 2.6 yards per play tonight. Monday they posted 2.6 yards per play, the third worst figure in the NFL this season. Minnesota was averaging 6.0 yards per play this season, fourth in the NFL. His final three possessions ended in a 4th and 14 punt, a 4th and 24 punt and a dropped pass on 4th and 15 that would’ve been nullified anyway due to a blindside block. Not even garbage time could rescue Cousins’ stat line, which concluded at 16 for 31, 122 yards, one interception and one touchdown. “Offensively, we didn’t play as well as we can play. “I’m not going to get into this Kirk Cousins on Monday Night thing, and all this stuff,” Zimmer said, referring to Cousins’ well-publicized 0-9 record on Monday nights. Ham, likely costing the Vikings a game-opening touchdown and setting the tone for the evening. On his first third down of the game, Cousins threw late and high to an open C.J. From the game’s opening series, Cousins was off.

Their quarterback looked hesitant in the pocket, well before a relentless Packers pass rush put him on his back five times. But Monday night the old habits resurfaced for the Vikings’ offense. Namely, that the offensive is more resilient than last year’s, Kirk Cousins had turned a corner from his mistake-prone ways, and Minnesota could win football games by its offense carrying its defense, instead of vice versa.įor 10 weeks that held up. Their run for the previous 10 weeks, where they went 8-2 and earned a playoff berth, has been largely about shattering narratives. It might not be a very Merry Christmas for Mike Zimmer, Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings.

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