Welcome to the Week 14 grades!
This was presupposed to be the week the place Kirk Cousins obtained revenge on his previous crew. As an alternative, the Vikings proved they made the good move to maneuver on from their former quarterback. Sam Darnold was the quarterback who changed Cousins in Minnesota, and he went off on Sunday, throwing for 5 touchdowns within the Vikings’ 42-21 win over the Falcons.
Within the win, Darnold completed a number of issues that Cousins by no means did throughout his six years in Minnesota:
- Darnold was the primary Vikings QB with 5 or extra passing touchdowns in a recreation since Daunte Culpepper in 2004.
- Darnold now has 4 straight video games with a minimum of two landing passes and nil interceptions, which is the longest single-season streak in franchise historical past.
- Darnold is now the primary QB to begin 11-2 or higher in his first season after altering groups since Brett Favre in 2009. Favre additionally did it with the Vikings. In his first 13 video games with the Falcons, Cousins has Atlanta at 6-7.
With that in thoughts, let’s get to the grades, beginning with Minnesota’s large win:
