Vikings big question: What did we learn from their five-game stretch against winning teams?

A win over the Patriots on Thanksgiving night quieted some of the questions about quarterback Kirk Cousins’ grit.It appeared early this season that the five-game stretch the Vikings just completed, from their Nov. 7 game at Washington through their game on Sunday against the Jets, would be their toughest of the season.

The run certainly lived up to its billing. After a fourth-quarter comeback to win against the Commanders and a 17-point rally to beat the Bills in overtime the following week, the Vikings suffered the second-worst home loss in franchise history against the Cowboys. They needed a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Patriots on Thanksgiving night, and five red-zone stops to turn…