Midseason grades for the 2019 Minnesota Vikings offense

Grading the Quarterback

So far this season, Kirk Cousins has taken every snap under center for the Vikings offense. With Sean Mannion as the direct competition for the $84 million man, this is a good thing. However, it doesn’t mean that Cousins’ season has gone smoothly.

During the first four games of the year, Cousins played bad enough to make some people question whether he was the long term answer in Minnesota. In those contests, the Vikings went 2-2 but suffered a pair of divisional losses while Cousins threw for 463 yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions against Green Bay and Chicago.

That was enough to seemingly make everyone inside TCO Performance Center snap and the light bulb has turned on for Cousins since. In his past four games, the veteran quarterback has played out of his mind, throwing for 1,261 yards, 10 touchdowns, and just one interception while the Vikings have won all four matchups.

The recent stretch has pushed Cousins into some darkhorse MVP consideration this year, but it could be taken with a grain of salt thanks to his recent competition which has included the New York Giants (23rd in pass defense), Philadelphia Eagles (27th), Detroit Lions (30th) and Washington Redskins (15th).

Cousins Grade: B