Kirk Cousins was hit in bounds, fell out of bounds, slid hard towards a few cheerleaders, and then, well…disaster.
She had nowhere to go:
The Panthers were penalized, which was not a good call, considering where the contact occurred. Here’s another look:
Good heavens, that was a tough impact. Twitter reacted as you’re probably expecting:
Kirk Cousins wipes out cheerleader, 2 views pic.twitter.com/fFqTliRpgB
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) December 20, 2016
That should never be a penalty. We have lost our minds on sideline hits.
— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) December 20, 2016
Cousins was in-bounds. Should not be a penalty. Looked bad though.
— Ken Fang (@fangsbites) December 20, 2016
The noise I made as that cheerleader went down scared both my dogs.
— Julie DiCaro (@JulieDiCaro) December 20, 2016
Took out a cheerleader too! You like that!
— Matt Williamson (@WilliamsonNFL) December 20, 2016
Me at the beginning of 2016 vs. me at the end of 2016 pic.twitter.com/4nAiIb2jmY
— Dr Cork Gaines (@CorkGaines) December 20, 2016
The Panthers won 26-15, damaging Washington’s hopes for a Wild Card bid. Much the same way that Kirk Cousins slide damaged oh you know what, let’s just not finish that joke, you all saw where it was going.
