Before the NFL’s conference championships two weeks ago, the “Kirk Cousins Curse” was this: No team had ever lost to a squad quarterbacked by Kirk Cousins and later reached the Super Bowl.
The Kirk Cousins Curse Is Intact
During the NFC Championship, the Detroit Lions sprouted to a 24-7 lead over the San Francisco 49ers, a team favored by a touchdown entering the game. But then the 49ers rebounded, wiped the Lions’ 24-7 lead in about 30 minutes of real-life time, seized the advantage, and completed the largest comeback in AFC or NFC Championship history.