QB Cousins on late INT vs. GB: 'No justification'

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A sullen Kirk Cousins took full responsibility for the costly interception he threw in the fourth quarter of a 21-16 loss to the Green Bay Packers that stunted the Minnesota Vikings' chances of taking a late-game lead at Lambeau Field.

"There's no justification," Cousins said. "It was unacceptable, it put my team in a terrible position. We had worked so hard to get down there, had a great chance to take the lead, potentially win the game. I just took it out of our hands by making that throw."

Trailing by five in a game where costly penalties and shaky quarterback play plagued the offense throughout, Minnesota worked its way down to Green Bay's 8-yard line on a drive that…