EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s investment in Kirk Cousins has yet to yield a postseason victory. The hyper-scrutinized quarterback’s first opportunity to get one with the Vikings has arrived this week, on the heels of his career-best season.
Traveling to the Superdome to take on New Orleans in the first round isn’t exactly a soft launch.
“I think there’s just more juice and excitement,” Cousins said. “There always is, but certainly in the playoffs it brings an intensity that makes it kind of fun.”
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Cousins has little experience with this, having been to the postseason only twice in his previous seven years in the league.