Viktor
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Graff wrote:
The criticism he got at the beginning of the season was deserved. His play in those early weeks was nowhere near what he's shown lately. But if that early-season blame was earned, then so is praise right now.
It's also worth taking a step back and just looking at Cousins' play against fellow quarterbacks. So here's where Cousins ranks in the past five weeks: First in passer rating (124.3), second in touchdown to interception ratio (12-1), third in completion percentage (72.4), third in touchdown passes, and fifth in net passing yards per attempt (8.6).
We've seen Cousins go on crazy runs like this where he plays as a top-5 quarterback. It happened last October, too. There's evidence that tells us it won't last an entire season. But as a fan, enjoy it while you can.
Cousins is legitimately playing as one of the best quarterbacks over the past five games. If he can continue that, the Vikings will find themselves in a playoff spot come January. After a 1-5 start, the fact that they're going to play meaningful football in December seems absurd. But Cousins is a big reason for that.
Cousins threw for 307 yards with three scores and no interceptions in Sunday's win over Carolina. He also compiled a passer rating of 115.7, his fifth straight game above 100.
Cousins' overall passer rating of 104.5 ranks eighth in the NFL this season. He set a career-high in that category at 107.4 in 2019.