The Minnesota Vikings came into Saturday with the reputation of a fraudulent team with a better record than they are. Their performance so far has backed that up and a lot of people are looking at quarterback Kirk Cousins as the poster child for their dreadful situation.
On paper, the Vikings (10-3) should be dominating the flailing Indianapolis Colts (4-8-1). However, they find themselves down 33-0 at halftime in a performance that few could have predicted. Cousins, in particular, is having a truly horrible day so far.
Vikings update 🏈😬 pic.twitter.com/dHxGlnw6Im
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) December 17, 2022
That bad day is summed up best by Cousins throwing a pick-six deep in Minnesota’s endzone that put the Colts up 30-0.
30-0 Colts lead over the Vikings in the first half! 😲🏈 pic.twitter.com/p4JO3lBQaL
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) December 17, 2022
Cousins is 6 of 12 for 43 yards and an interception in one half of play and the NFL world has been absolutely roasting him over this pitiful performance.
“Kirk Cousins has gone into robot conservative mode. Has Justin Jefferson on a hi-low levels concept wide open and picked the short, easy throw,” said The Vikings Wire’s Tyler Forness.
Kirk Cousins has gone into robot conservative mode. Has Justin Jefferson on a hi-low levels concept wide open and picked the short, easy throw
— Tyler Forness (@TheRealForno) December 17, 2022
“Kirk Cousins has -0.38 fantasy points at the half,” noted fantasy football analyst Michael F. Florio.
Kirk Cousins has -0.38 fantasy points at the half
— Michael F. Florio (@MichaelFFlorio) December 17, 2022
“The 49ers’ potential path to the Super Bowl is really clearing up,” said The Athletic’s David Lombardi.
Kirk Cousins pick 6. Colts lead the Vikings 30-0.
The 49ers' potential path to the Super Bowl is really clearing up
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) December 17, 2022
“Just happy we don’t have to pretend Kirk Cousins is anything beyond a mediocre starting QB anymore,” said Bleacher Report’s Tyler Conway.
just happy we don’t have to pretend Kirk Cousins is anything beyond a mediocre starting QB anymore
those first 8 weeks were horrifying to my senses
— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) December 17, 2022
The Vikings may be in the playoffs but no one is going to expect them to go very far given the way they played on Saturday.