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Welcome to Week 14 grades!
This was supposed to be the week Kirk Cousins got revenge on his old team. Instead, the Vikings showed they made the smart decision to move on from their former quarterback. Sam Darnold was the quarterback who replaced Cousins in Minnesota, and he left on Sunday, throwing for five touchdowns in the Vikings’ 42-21 victory over the Falcons.
In the victory, Darnold accomplished multiple things that Cousins never accomplished during his six years in Minnesota:
- Darnold was the first Vikings quarterback with five or more touchdown passes in a game since Daunte Culpepper in 2004.
- Darnold now has four consecutive games with at least two touchdown passes and zero interceptions, which is the longest single-season streak in franchise history.
- Darnold is now the first QB to start 11-2 or better in his first season after switching teams since Brett Favre in 2009. Favre also did it with the Vikings. In his first 13 games with the Falcons, Cousins has Atlanta going 6-7.
With that in mind, let’s get to the ratings, starting with Minnesota’s big win:
Minnesota 42-21 over Atlanta
Pittsburgh 27-14 over Cleveland
Jacksonville 10-6 over Tennessee
Miami 32-26 over New York Jets
New Orleans 14-11 over New York Giants
Philadelphia 22-16 over Carolina
Tampa Bay 28-13 over Las Vegas
Seattle 30-18 over Arizona
LA Rams 44-42 over Buffalo
San Francisco 38-13 over Chicago
Kansas City 19-17 over LA Chargers
Detroit 34-31 over Green Bay
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