Kirk Cousins is chasing a stat line few quarterbacks ever reach

Atlanta Falcons QB Kirk Cousins | Kevin Sabitus/GettyImagesAs hard as it may be to believe, it's been more than two years now since Kirk Cousins threw his last pass for the Minnesota Vikings, as his last game wearing the purple and gold was on October 29, 2023, when he completed 23 of 31 passes for 274 yards with two touchdowns before rupturing his right Achilles tendon in a 24-10 win over the Green Bay Packers.

The following March, of course, with the Vikings opting to look toward the future, Cousins signed a four-year, $180 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons, who then turned around the following month and shocked the world by selecting Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with…