NFL scores, live updates: Kirk Cousins’ return to Minnesota pits the Falcons against the Vikings
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NFL scores, live updates: Kirk Cousins’ return to Minnesota pits the Falcons against the Vikings

Posted on by Amelia Pressman

Week 14 of the NFL season is here and the only matchup in the early window with two playoff contenders has a little more spice: Kirk Cousins ​​returns to Minnesota while the Falcons travel north to play the Vikings. At 10-2, Minnesota is as quiet as a team in the NFL can be, with much of the attention in the NFC focused on the splashy Lions and Eagles. Sam Darnold has been steady all season, leading the Vikings to the brink of a playoff spot – a win on Sunday, coupled with losses to the Rams and Cardinals later in the afternoon, puts Minnesota in contention.

The Falcons have not been as stable, losing their last three games, and Kirk Cousins’ turnover issues have been at the forefront during the losing streak. In those three games, he threw six interceptions – including four picks in a home loss to the Chargers in Week 13 – while throwing no touchdown passes. Rookie Michael Penix Jr. is waiting in the wings as an understudy, but with Atlanta still leading the NFC South and having beaten Tampa Bay, it will be the veteran under center as the Falcons try to win the division.

(Bye: Broncos, Colts, Commanders, Patriots, Ravens, Texans)

Live17 updates

  • Readers, the Jets didn’t score

    Guess how that ended:

    Field goal, baby.

  • Travis Etienne breaks an ankle or two on his longest catch of the year

  • Panthers can also score some goals

  • Early TDs for Miami, Tampa, Atlanta

  • CJ Gardner-Johnson submits Xavier Legette

    This was a hard hit by the Eagles’ CJGJ against Panthers receiver Xavier Legette. Carolina wanted it marked, but it was clean. Legette is in the medical tent.

  • Or maybe Minnesota hates Kirk

    That one fan in an “I ❤️ Kirk” shirt is probably feeling very alone right now. As Cousins ​​ran through the tunnel of his old home stadium, he was showered with boos. Yikes.

  • Minnesota still loves Kirk

    Kirk Cousins ​​returns to Minnesota for the first time since signing with the Falcons in the offseason. Although his departure was painful, at least one Vikings fan is excited to welcome him back.

  • Baker Mayfield’s pregame routine includes a Mike Tyson pump-up video

  • Giants fans are so fed up that they’re renting planes to fly banners over MetLife Stadium

  • Inactives: Jaguars vs. Titans

  • Inactives: Raiders vs. Buccaneers

  • Inactives: Browns vs. Steelers

  • Inactives: Panthers vs. Eagles

  • Inactives: Saints vs. Giants

  • Inactives: Hawks vs. Vikings

  • Inactives: Jets vs. Dolphins

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