Kirk Cousins was 10 years old when the cult classic “Office Space” hit the big screen. Although he probably didn’t like it at the time, Cousins can now relate to the film’s main character, who endured a serious “case of Mondays” during the film’s opening sequence.
Known for not playing their best in prime time, Cousins fell 2-10 straight and against the spread on “Monday Night Football” as the starting quarterback following the Vikings’ 24-7 loss to the Eagles in Week 2 of the 2022 season. It’s the worst record of any starting quarterback in Monday night history with a minimum of 10 starts (h/t James Palmer of NFL Media).
The only success Cousins had on Monday night came against the Bears, with his two wins and coverage against the Windy City team. Now the question is, will it continue on a Thursday, with the Vikings set to host the Patriots on Thanksgiving at 8:20 p.m. ET?
Here’s a look at all of Cousins’ primetime regular season games, along with his stats and the game’s outcome:
09/19/22 |
Eagles |
L, 24-7 |
27-46 |
221 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
51.1 |
09/11/22 |
Packers |
F, 23-7 |
23-32 |
277 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
118.9 |
01/09/22 |
Bear |
F, 31-17 |
14-22 |
250 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
142.0 |
12/26/21 |
Rams |
L, 30-23 |
27-38 |
315 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
93.6 |
12/20/21 |
Bear |
F, 17-9 |
12-24 |
87 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
69.3 |
09/12/21 |
Steelers |
F, 36-28 |
14-31 |
216 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
63.4 |
05/12/21 |
the Lions |
L, 29-27 |
30-40 |
340 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
116.7 |
11/28/21 |
49ers |
L, 34-26 |
20-32 |
238 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
93.0 |
11/21/21 |
Packers |
F, 34-31 |
24-35 |
341 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
128.4 |
11/14/21 |
Chargers |
F, 27-20 |
25-37 |
294 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
109.5 |
11/07/21 |
crows |
L, 34-31 |
17-28 |
187 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
104.3 |
10/31/21 |
Cowboys |
L, 20-16 |
23-35 |
184 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
88.3 |
10/17/21 |
Panthers |
F, 34-28 |
33-48 |
373 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
112.6 |
10/10/21 |
the Lions |
F, 19-17 |
25-34 |
275 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
94.6 |
10/03/21 |
Browns |
L, 14-7 |
20-38 |
203 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
66.0 |
09/26/21 |
sea hawks |
F, 30-17 |
30-38 |
323 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
128.4 |
09/19/21 |
Cardinals |
L, 34-33 |
22-32 |
244 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
122.4 |
09/12/21 |
bengals |
L, 27-24 |
36-49 |
351 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
106.8 |
01/03/21 | the Lions | F, 37-35 | 28-40 | 405 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 127.6 |
12/25/20 |
Saints |
L, 52-33 |
27-41 |
291 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
110.9 |
12/20/20 |
Bear |
L, 33-27 |
24-35 |
271 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
98.6 |
12/13/20 |
Buccaneers |
L, 26-14 |
24-37 |
225 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
90.5 |
06/12/20 |
jaguars |
F, 27-24 |
28-43 |
305 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
99.5 |
11/29/20 |
Panthers |
F, 28-27 |
34-45 |
307 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
115.7 |
11/22/20 |
Cowboys |
L, 31-28 |
22-30 |
314 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
140.1 |
Fresh off their impressive season opener win over the Packers, Cousins and his teammates were unable to replicate that performance against the Eagles, who also won their season opener after escaping Detroit with a win. by three points. After throwing for 277 yards and two scores against the Packers, Cousins threw for just 221 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions against the Eagles defense. His third interception, which was Darius Slay’s second interception of the night, came in the end zone after Jordan Hicks gave the Vikings short ground after knocking out Jalen Hurts midway through the fourth quarter.
In addition to the picks, the Vikings saw five more drives end in punts from Ryan Wright as Minnesota never found their groove offensively. With the Vikings passing game neutralized, the Eagles defense swarmed Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook, who was limited to just 17 yards on six carries. In fact, Cousins finished as the Vikings’ top rusher with 20 yards on the ground.
The Vikings no longer have Monday night games this season. As of now, Minnesota’s only remaining night game will be at home against the Patriots on Thanksgiving.
Monday night’s loss prevented the Vikings from claiming first place in the NFC North on their own after two games. As things stand, each of the four teams in the division are 1-1 going into week three of the regular season.