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Kirk Cousins can't shirk being held up to elite QB expectations

Four teams have allowed a combined five 500-yard games through three weeks of the NFL season.

The Vikings, Falcons and Dolphins have done it once apiece. They’re 0-3 in those games and 1-8 overall.

The Seahawks have done it twice. They’re 2-0 in those games and sit atop the rugged NFC West as one of the league’s seven 3-0 teams.

That’s the kind of MVP-caliber greatness Russell Wilson has shown while throwing 14 touchdown passes, a league record through three games, and earning his keep — and cap space — as one of the league’s big-buck QBs.