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Here's an Early Look at the Vikings Week 17 matchup against the Lions, presented by Minnesota Eye Consultants, the Proud Ophthalmology Partner of the Minnesota Vikings.
Passing: Kirk Cousins played well against the Saints in a loss. He completed 27 of 41 passes for 291 yards with three scores and no interceptions. He had a passer rating of 110.9, which was his eighth performance of 100-plus in 2020.
The quarterback was also sacked twice, bringing his total to 15 in the past four games.
He has now completed 321 of 476 passes (67.0 percent) for 3,860 yards with 32 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He has a passer rating of 103.1, which ranks eighth in the league.
Cousins has also set a career high in touchdown passes and has the second-best passer rating of his career.
It remains to be seen who will start at quarterback for the Lions.
Matthew Stafford started in Week 16 but left with an injury. Chase Daniel saw some action, and David Blough also played against the Bucs.
Stafford has started all 15 games in 2020, completing 319 of 497 passes (64.2 percent) for 3,791 yards with 23 touchdowns and nine interceptions. His season-long passer rating is at 95.2.
Stafford is 8-12 in his career against Minnesota, and has thrown for 4,883 yards with 28 touchdowns and 10 picks.
Rushing: Dalvin Cook saw his usage go down due to the Vikings playing from behind, but he was still effective against the Saints.
Cook had 73 yards and a score on 15 carries against New Orleans. Ameer Abdullah added 13 rushing yards on one attempt, and Mike Boone scored a 4-yard touchdown on his lone attempt.
Cook ranks second in the league with a career-best 1,557 rushing yards, and is one of three running backs in team history with 1,500 rushing yards in a season (Adrian Peterson and Robert Smith). He also is tied for the league lead with 16 rushing touchdowns.