Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins explained why there was so much time taken off the clock before the final play of Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
Minnesota Vikings quarterbackwas the subject of ire from fans on Sunday as the final two drives he led resulted in zero points, and the team lost to the Los Angeles Chargers 28-24.
Cousins led a 13-play, 73-yard drive starting with 8:05 remaining in the fourth. Minnesota turned the ball over on downs after an incomplete pass on 4th-and-2 from the Chargers’ 2-yard line. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, #8, walks off the field after getting sacked during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Minneapolis.got another chance to march down the field and win the game. However, the 7-play, 18-yard drive ended in a Kenneth Murray interception.
Cousins had trouble hearing the play call as 29 seconds ticked down the clock on the drive. He threw a short pass to T.J. Hockenson for the first down. Instead of spiking the ball to stop the clock, he tried to force a tight pass to Hockenson, but it was tipped, and the ball landed in Murray’s hands.The quarterback was asked about the decision to forgo the spike. He said he could not hear the plays coming into him.
"I just couldn't hear him, and the noise," Cousins said of the play coming from head coach Kevin O’Connell."Just ended up calling a play, and it was the same play he was trying to get to."Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, #8, walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Minneapolis."I can do anything I want.
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