Kirk Cousins – QB
It may be a little unfair to say Kirk Cousins was a disappointment against the Seahawks, as he stood tall in the pocket many times when things were collapsing around him. He also threw for 249 yards and a couple of touchdowns. But he had some turnovers that proved costly as well.
In the third quarter, things went to hell quickly for the Vikings and Cousins’ play was a big reason why. He first had a controversial fumble that was recovered by Seattle. The play appeared to be blown dead by the officials, yet they gave the Seahawks the ball following a review.
During Minnesota’s next offensive series, Cousins tried to loft a ball over the outstretched arm of K.J. Wright but his pass wasn’t quite high enough. Wright made a great one-handed stab at the ball and came down with it.
The Vikings, who just a few minutes prior, had a 13-0 lead, found themselves quickly down 21-13, and Cousins’ mistakes were a direct correlation to that unfortunate series of events.
Cousins also fumbled on the last series of the game when Minnesota was in desperation mode trying to get back into field goal range. While Cousins did have a gritty performance and he showed plenty of toughness, the mistakes he made were disappointing and they were definitely part of the reason why the Vikings lost this game in Seattle.