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 account may or may not be notable (@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 — Very Asian (@fangsbites) December 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/JulieDiCaro/status/811068034936963072
Took out a cheerleader too! You like that!
— Matt Williamson (@WilliamsonNFL) December 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/CorkGaines/status/811067894679347200
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.
