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NFL Analyst Takes Bizarre Potshot at Kirk Cousins

The Minnesota Vikings weaseled into the win column Sunday, but not before real panic that the team would fall to 0-4.

Kevin O’Connell’s team defeated the Carolina Panthers 21-13, a season-saving win to perhaps kickstart a path toward reemergence.

NFL Analyst Takes Bizarre Potshot at Kirk Cousins

But while the Vikings trailed — Kirk Cousins threw a 99-yard pick-six to Panthers defender Sam Franklin Jr. in the first quarter — Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio took a bizarre at Cousins, continuing a lengthy beef with the Vikings QB1.

First, here was the Cousins interception:

And that folly was after the Vikings nearly grabbed a 7-0 lead, but a holding penalty negated a would-be Justin Jefferson touchdown

Bizarre Potshot
Oct 1, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers safety Sam Franklin Jr.