MINNEAPOLIS — Kirk Cousins ​​​​was determined not to overreact.

The Falcons quarterback showed up around 9 a.m. CT at US Bank Stadium, which had been his home stadium for the previous six seasons. He got off one of the Falcons’ team buses, went through security with the other teammates, spoke to one of the security guards and walked with his team across the field to the visitors’ locker room. Cousins ​​came onto the field a short time later and completed his normal warm-up at his usual time. Being a person of routine and habit, he wasn’t here for a feel-good get-together.

He and the Falcons were on a three-game losing streak that saw their division lead slip. The game started well for Atlanta as Cousins ​​led a strong opening attack that culminated in a touchdown run by Tyler Allgeier. And overall, Cousins ​​didn’t play that badly; Going 23-for-37 for 344 yards against the Vikings defense is no small feat. But he threw two interceptions and failed to throw a touchdown pass for the fourth straight game. The Falcons’ defense fell apart in a 42-21 loss that dropped Atlanta to 6-7 and second place in the NFC South.

Meanwhile, Cousins’ old Minnesota team is now led by Sam Darnold, who threw a whopping five touchdown passes on Sunday. The Vikings are 11-2 and one game behind the first-place Lions in the stellar NFC North Division. While Cousins ​​may not have wanted to make a big deal about his return to Minnesota, we’re definitely starting to overreact in Week 14 – where we’ll classify a few potential insights as legitimate or irrational.

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The Vikings made the right decision in moving on from Cousins