Around three months ago, Kevin Stefanski sat in his well-lit office in Eagan, Minnesota, and got peppered with questions about his core tenets as an offensive coordinator. The Minnesota Vikings were rolling at the time — winners of eight of 10 at the time — and I wanted to know the secret to getting the most out of Kirk Cousins, who was in the midst of a career year.
About three weeks after that conversation, Cousins, the man many said couldn’t win the big one, finally got the statement win he badly needed, a stunning 26-20 road victory at New Orleans.