Kirk Cousins wasn’t about to let his team sleepwalk into a game against a mediocre opponent again.
Back in Week 3, the Minnesota Vikings welcomed a hapless Buffalo Bills team to U.S. Bank Stadium as heavy favorites, but rookie quarterback Josh Allen blasted them in a 27-6 Bills win.
Fast forward to Sunday when the Vikings hosted the 1-4 Arizona Cardinals, and Captain Kirk got his team ready to roll with an intense pregame speech.
"When I shoot, I score. When you shoot, I score."
Another week, another 🔥🔥🔥 pregame speech from @KirkCousins8. pic.twitter.com/IEgvpyc9F3
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 14, 2018
He is the captain now.
The speech seemed to work, or perhaps it was the Cardinals’ overall dearth of talent. Either way, Minnesota rolled to a 27-17 win to improve to 3-2-1 on the season.