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Vikings coach Mike Zimmer on Kirk Cousins: 'He can do better'

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A completion percentage of .438 was the telling stat as the Packers forced three turnovers from the quarterback.

A day after Kirk Cousins played one of his lowest-rated games as an NFL quarterback, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said Cousins "can do better."

Zimmer did elaborate on his coaching points to correct Cousins' decisionmaking, which led to three turnovers in Sunday's 21-16 loss in Green Bay.

"Play within himself," Zimmer said of the eighth-year pro. "As far as, if the play's not there, throw the ball away. He knows that. It's not anything different.