Welcome to the Week 14 grades!
This was purported to be the week the place Kirk Cousins received revenge on his previous crew. Instead, the Vikings proved they made the smart move to maneuver on from their former quarterback. Sam Darnold was the quarterback who changed Cousins in Minnesota, and he went off on Sunday, throwing for 5 touchdowns within the Vikings’ 42-21 win over the Falcons.
In the win, Darnold completed a number of issues that Cousins by no means did throughout his six years in Minnesota:
- Darnold was the primary Vikings QB with 5 or extra passing touchdowns in a recreation since Daunte Culpepper in 2004.
- Darnold now has 4 straight video games with no less than two landing passes and nil interceptions, which is the longest single-season streak in franchise historical past.
- Darnold is now the primary QB to start out 11-2 or higher in his first season after altering groups since Brett Favre in 2009. Favre additionally did it with the Vikings. In his first 13 video games with the Falcons, Cousins has Atlanta at 6-7.
With that in thoughts, let’s get to the grades, beginning with Minnesota’s large win:
Minnesota 42-21 over Atlanta
Pittsburgh 27-14 over Cleveland
Jacksonville 10-6 over Tennessee
Miami 32-26 over N.Y. Jets
New Orleans 14-11 over N.Y. Giants
Philadelphia 22-16 over Carolina
Tampa Bay 28-13 over Las Vegas
Detroit 34-31 over Green Bay
