CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Vikings quarterback whose late-game wherewithal has been maligned for much of his career stood on a podium Sunday, answering questions mostly about his fourth and fifth late-game drives in six weeks.
Two of those Kirk Cousins-led drives resulted in field goals from Greg Joseph to tie or win the game. The fourth-quarter march Cousins directed on Sunday ended just like the one he'd facilitated three weeks earlier, with Joseph missing a game-winning attempt.
But the overtime coin toss fell the Vikings' way on Sunday, providing Cousins an opportunity for a nine-play, 75-yard drive that ended with K.