The “Kirk Cousins Curse” Has Ended

Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports.If you’ve never heard of the “Cousins curse”, it’s pretty simple.

Since Kirk Cousins entered the NFL in 2012, no team that had ever lost to him as a starter has gone on to make the Super Bowl in the same year. That is, until Sunday night when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game.

The “Kirk Cousins Curse” Has Ended

Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports.It seemed like the curse was going to continue for another year with the 49ers trailing by 17 points going into halftime. However, they outscored the Lions 27-7 over the final 30 minutes of the game, and they earned a 34-31 victory to reach the Super Bowl for the eighth time in their…