Viktor
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- Mar 19, 2019
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1. Passing disparities
The nature of the quarterback position is intertwined with attention, whether it is credit or blame, but football is the ultimate team sport.
Vikings QB Kirk Cousins threw two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, without Cook and without starting left tackle Riley Reiff for the second half. Minnesota also was again without Adam Thielen.
The biggest disparity for Cousins was his completion percentage of 57.9 (22-of-38 passing) that was hampered by a couple of drops, including a deflection that was intercepted to open the fourth quarter. According to Next Gen Stats, Cousins’ completion percentage was 5.7 percentage points lower than his expected rate of 63.6.
He entered the game having completed 70.6 percent of his passes on the season and on the heels of a whopping 82.9 completion percentage against Denver that was 17.8 points higher than expected, a league best for Week 11.
Cousins ranks third on the season with a completion percentage of 69.3 that is 5.8 points higher than expected.
While on passing numbers, how about a rating comparison between Cousins and Russell Wilson.
The 2012 NFL Draft classmates entered Week 13 ranked first and second with passer ratings of 114.8 and 112.1.
Cousins finished the game with a passer rating of 87.2, and Wilson fared slightly better at 98.9.
There was a tremendous disparity, however, when the quarterbacks threw to their left.
Cousins was 5-for-12 for 44 yards with the interception for a passer rating of 17.4.
Wilson was 10-for-12 for 155 yards and two touchdowns for an NFL-max passer rating of 158.3 on such throws.