On Sunday, Kirk Cousins returns to Minnesota for the primary time because the Falcons quarterback.
He is aware of what to anticipate based mostly on his return to Washington for the primary time when he was the Vikings quarterback.
“I feel you simply type of undergo the week, undergo your course of,” Cousins mentioned Wednesday, through video from D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “You perceive it’s a well-known place. . . . This occurred once I performed in Washington for the primary time again: I had no thought the place the away locker room was. I had by no means been in there. I had been to the Washington stadium many, many, many occasions, however I had by no means been to it in that manner. Kind of felt like a rookie in that sense. So, now I’ll have that very same feeling I assume on Sunday, the place, it’s, OK, I’ve been right here many occasions, however on this manner, it’s a primary.
“There’s actually some distinctive experiences there, however on the finish of the day, you’re there to go play a soccer sport and go play your finest and win, and that’s the place your focus is.”
Cousins went 50-37-1 in his six years with the Vikings, making three Pro Bowls however solely 1-2 within the postseason. The Vikings let him stroll within the offseason, and the Vikings are 10-2 with Sam Darnold as their quarterback and the Falcons 6-6.
He expressed gratitude for his time in Minnesota and Vikings followers and doesn’t know for sure what to anticipate Sunday.
“They’re nice soccer followers, and I’d suppose in consequence, they’ll make it as hostile as they will for us,” Cousins mentioned, through video from KSTP Sports.
