• Ranks 2nd in Vikings history with 35 TD passes in a season in 2020, and his 8 games with 3+ passing TDs in 2020 is a Vikings record, passing Daunte Culpepper's 7 in 2000.
• Is 5th in Vikings history in QB starts (47) and 6th in wins (25).
• His 17 career games with 300+ passing yards, 3+ TDs and 115.0+ passer rating are the most in the opening 9 seasons of a QB's career in NFL history.
• His 107.4 passer rating in 2019 marked a personal best and stands as the 2nd-highest single-season rating in franchise history (Daunte Culpepper, 110.9 passer rating in 2004).
• Posted 5 games with an 80.0% completion mark in 2019 (min. 10 attempts), a single-season NFL record.
• Became the 3rd-fastest player in NFL history to complete 2,000 passes vs. Denver (11/17/19), needing only 89 games.
• Cousins' 137.1 passer rating in the month of October in 2019 was the 2nd-highest in a month in NFL history, trailing only Peyton Manning's 138.0 rating in September of 2013. Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Month for his efforts.
• Married his wife, Julie, in the 2014 offseason. The couple welcomed their 1st child, Cooper, in the fall of 2017 and their 2nd, Turner, in the spring of 2019.
• Father, Don, is a minister and his mother, MaryAnn, is a flight attendant.
• Brother, Kyle, lettered 4 times as a pitcher at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• Published his 1st book, Game Changers: Faith, Football, & Finding Your Way, in 2013.
• Graduated from Michigan State with 3.68 GPA in kinesiology.
• A frequent guest speaker at churches around the country.
• Surprised 50 children from People Serving People, the region's largest homeless shelter, with a Halloween party in 2019, buying the kids' costumes before ending the night at TCO Performance Center.
• Together with Sleep Number, surprised Minnesota student athletes selected as the Vikings 2019 Community Captains.
• Supported Urban Homeworks, a nonprofit that builds affordable housing in urban areas, through the 2018 My Cause My Cleats campaign.
• Annually holds a summer youth football camp in Holland, MI, and held his 1st in Minnesota in June 2019.
• In October of 2018 launched the Julie and Kirk Cousins Foundation, which aims to inspire generosity in others and make famous the generous heart of God.
• Partnered with Hy-Vee on a cereal, Cousins CinnaMinn Snaps, in 2020 with all proceeds to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities.
• Has his own website, KirkCousins.org.
• 6-time NFC Offensive Player of the Week - 2015 Week 7 vs. Tampa Bay (10/25), 2015 Week 10 vs. New Orleans (11/15), 2016 Week 11 vs. Green Bay (11/20), 2017 Week 3 vs. Oakland (9/24), 2020 Week 12 vs. Carolina (11/29) and Week 17 at Detroit (1/3).
• Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Month honors for October 2019, November 2016 and for December 2015.
• Voted FedEx Air Player of the Week 3 times - vs. Green Bay (11/20/16), at Philadelphia (9/21/14) and vs. Philadelphia (10/13/19).
• Pro Bowl selection after the 2016 and 2019 seasons.
• Named 2019 Vikings Offensive MVP as part of the team awards during the annual MN Football Honors program.
• Named the 2015 PFWA Co-Most Improved Player of the Year.
• Named 2-time captain for Washington (2016-17) and a Vikings team captain each season since 2018.
• Won Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week in his 1st career start at Cleveland (12/16/12).
• Originally selected by Washington with the 102nd overall pick (4th round) in the 2012 NFL Draft.
• Signed franchise tender for Washington on March 3, 2016 and again on March 13, 2017.
• Signed with the Vikings on March 15, 2018.
• Earned a pair of NFC Offensive Player of the Week awards, vs. Carolina (11/29) and at Detroit (1/3), his first time with the honors as a Viking.
• Posted 105.0 passer rating, the 2nd-best of his career behind 107.4 in 2019, and the only time in Vikings history a QB had consecutive 100+ passer rating seasons.
• Started all 16 games and threw every pass for the club.
• Ranks 2nd in team history with 35 TD passes in a season and set a franchise record 8 games of 3+ passing TDs.
• Vikings offense scored 55 TDs, the 2nd-best mark in team history behind the 1998 team (58).
• Helped rookie WR Justin Jefferson set Vikings rookie record for catches (88) and receiving yards (1,400); the yardage mark is the most in the NFL by a rookie since the merger and he had 7 games of 100+ yards, matching a post-merger NFL record.
• Vikings were #4 in total offense in 2020, a 12-spot jump from 2019 and the highest rank by the Vikings since 2004.
• In his 100th career game, went 11 of 14 for 160 yards and a TD in upset win at Green Bay (11/1), 28-22.
• Completed 25 of 36 passes for 292 yards and 2 TDs at Chicago (11/16) to earn his 1st career MNF win. Became the 5th QB in the NFL since 1970 to complete 2,250 or more passes in 102 career games or less (according to Sportradar).
• Led his 16th regular-season comeback win vs. Carolina (11/29) as he went 34 of 45 for 307 yards, 3 TDs and a 115.7 rating, throwing the winning TD in to Chad Beebe with :46 seconds left in the game. Earned 1st NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the 1st time as a Viking.
• With 3 TD performance vs. Jacksonville (12/6), Cousins tied as the 2nd-fastest QB in team history to throw 25+ TDs in a season, doing so in 12 games.
• Ran for career-high 41 yards vs. Tampa Bay (12/13).
• Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors at Detroit (1/3) as he went 28 of 40 for 405 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs and a 127.6 passer rating with a rushing TD.
• Started 15 games in 2019, completing 307 of 444 (69.1%) passes for 3,603 yards, 26 TDs and a career-low 6 INTs. His 107.4 passer rating in 2019 marked a personal best and established the 2nd-best single season mark in Vikings history.
• Named to his 2nd career Pro Bowl following the 2019 season.
• Went 8 of 10 for 98 yards and 1 TD, good for a 140.8 passer rating vs. Atlanta (9/8). Also added 6 rushes for 4 yards and 1 TD, the 15th rushing TD of his career.
• Made his 75th career start at Green Bay (9/15).
• Was 22 of 27 for 306 yards and 2 TDs at the NY Giants (10/6).
• Vs. Philadelphia (10/13), tied his career high for single game passing TDs with 4. Became the 1st Vikings QB since Brett Favre (vs. Baltimore, 10/18/09) to throw 2 passes of 50+ yards in the same game by throwing a 62-yard TD pass and a 51-yard TD pass, both to Stefon Diggs. Also became the 1st Viking in franchise history to have consecutive games with 300+ passing yards and a passer rating of 138.4 or higher.
• Went 24 of 34 for 337 yards and 4 TDs with 0 INTs and a season-high 141.4 passer rating at Detroit (10/20), becoming the 1st QB in NFL history to have at least 300 passing yards and a passer rating of 130.0 or higher in 3 consecutive games. Also became the 1st Vikings QB to have consecutive games with 4 passing TDs and 300+ passing yards since Daunte Culpepper did so in Weeks 5-6 of the 2004 season.
• In his 1st game against the team that drafted him, went 23 of 26 for 285 yards and a 112.3 passer rating vs. Washington (10/24). His 88.5 completion percentage set a new single-game franchise record.
• Awarded NFC Offensive Player of the Month for October.
• Threw 3 passing TDs at Kansas City (11/3), marking 45 total TDs thrown as a Viking and moving past Brett Favre (44) for 8th most in franchise history.
• Went 23 of 32 for 220 yards, 2 TDs and a passer rating of 111.5 on Sunday Night Football at Dallas (11/10), marking his 4th consecutive game without a turnover.
• Led Minnesota back from a 20-0 halftime deficit vs. Denver (11/17) to win 27-23, tying the franchise's 4th-largest comeback. Also completed his 2,000th career pass, becoming the 3rd-fastest player in NFL history to hit the mark (89 games).
• Threw a 58-yard TD pass to Laquon Treadwell at Seattle (12/2), his 5th TD pass of 40+ yards of the season. Snapped a streak of 201 consecutive pass attempts without an INT dating back to Week 5 vs. Philadelphia.
• Completed passes to 11 different players vs. Detroit (12/8), including C Garrett Bradbury on a tipped pass.
• Did not see game action vs. Chicago (12/29), breaking a 79-game start streak.
• Earned his 1st career postseason victory in the overtime Wild Card win over New Orleans (1/5/20), becoming the 8th QB in franchise history to win his 1st start in the playoffs. Finished the game 19 of 31 for 242 yards, 1 TD and a 96.4 passer rating.
• Finished 21 of 29 for 172 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT in the Divisional game at San Francisco (1/11/20).
• Started all 16 games and played every offensive snap in his debut season with the Vikings, completing 425 of 606 passes for 4,298 yards, 30 passing TDs, and 10 INTs.
• His 425 completions on the year set a new Vikings record. His 70.1% completion rate was the 2nd-highest mark in the NFL in 2018, 2nd-highest mark in franchise history and the 10th-highest mark in NFL history.
• Became the 1st QB in NFL history to throw for at least 4,000 yards, 30 TDs, a 70.0% completion rate and 10 or fewer INTs in a single season.
• Made his 1st start as a Minnesota Viking against San Francisco (9/9), completing 20-of-36 passes for 244 yards and 2 TDs while adding 26 yards on the ground. Threw his 100th career TD and 1st as a Viking, a 22-yard pass down the left sideline to WR Stefon Diggs in the 2nd quarter.
• Completed 35 of 48 passes for 425 yards and 4 TDs and 1 INT at Green Bay (9/16), earning a 118.8 passer rating. Capped an 8-play, 75-yard, 4th-quarter TD drive with a 2-point conversion throw to Stefon Diggs, forcing overtime and completing a 2nd-half comeback against the Packers.
• Finished 30-for-37 for 301 yards and 1 TD (109.6 passer RT) at Philadelphia (10/7) to become the 1st player in NFL history to complete 30+ passes in 4 consecutive games. Cousins' 161 completions through 5 games set a new franchise record.
• Turned in his best game of the season vs. Green Bay (11/25), completing 29-of-38 passes for 342 yards and 3 TDs for a 129.5 passer rating. Cousins' 3,289 passing yards through Week 12 set a Vikings record for most passing yards through the first 11 games of a season.
• Went 21-for-28 for 253 yards and 3 TDs at Detroit (12/23), becoming the 4th Vikings QB to throw for 4,000 yards in a single-season and tying his career high of 29 TDs in a season.
• Started all 16 games, completing 347 of 540 passes (64.3 percent) for 4,093 yards with 27 TDs and 13 INTs for a passer rating of 93.9.
• Had every pass attempt for the Redskins, becoming the 1st player in the team's 86-season history to record every passing attempt for the Redskins in a season.
• Led the Redskins in rushing TDs (4) for the 2nd time in his career (5 in 2015), becoming the 1st Redskins QB to lead the team in rushing TDs in multiple seasons since Norm Snead tied for the team lead in 1961 and 1962.
• Became the 1st player in league history to record at least 4,000 passing yards and 4 rushing TDs in 3 consecutive seasons.
• Threw for 240 passing yards vs. Philadelphia (9/10), moving past Billy Kilmer (12,352) for the 5th-most career passing yards in Redskins history with the performance. Also matched his career high with 30 rushing yards on 4 carries.
• Engineered a 10-play, 70-yard TD drive at LA Rams (9/17) that culminated in an 11-yard TD pass for the game-winning score.
• Earned 4th career NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after completing 25-of-30 passes for 365 yards with 3 TDs vs. Oakland (9/24).
• Set career high in rushing attempts (7) at Kansas City (10/2).
• Notched a 7-yard TD run vs. San Francisco (10/15) that tied him with Sonny Jurgensen (10) for the 2nd-most career rushing TDs by a Redskins QB.
• Trailing 14-10 with 1:34 remaining at Seattle (11/5) helped engineer a 4-play, 70-yard, game-winning TD drive, that featured back-to-back completions of 31 and 38 yards.
• Tied his career high with 2 rushing TDs vs. Minnesota (11/12), passing Sonny Jurgensen (10) for the 2nd-most career rushing TDs by a Redskins QB.
• Threw for 322 yards with 3 TDs for a passer rating of 132.6 at New Orleans (11/19) while starting his 42nd consecutive regular season game the Redskins, passing Mark Rypien (41 from 1990-93) for the 2nd-longest streak by a Redskins QB since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. On his 12th completion at New Orleans, he also surpassed Rypien (1,244) for the 4th-most career completions in team history.
• Became the 1st QB in Redskins history to record 3 consecutive 20-TD seasons after throwing for 251 yards with 2 TDs, pushing his total to 21 on the season, at Dallas (11/30).
• Threw a TD pass on his 1st pass attempt of the day vs. Arizona (12/17), doing so on his 1st individual passing attempt of a game for the 2nd time in his career and 1st since Sept. 14, 2014 vs. Jacksonville after entering the game in relief.
• With his 1st of 3 TD passes of the game vs. Denver (12/24), his 25th of the season, he became the 1st quarterback in team history to record 3 25-TD seasons and also passed Mark Rypien (15,928) for the 4th-most career passing yards in Redskins history during the contest.
• Finished the year with single-season team records in attempts (606), completions (406) and passing yards (4,917) and matched his team record for 300-yard passing games (seven).
• His 4,917 passing yards ranked 3rd in the NFL and were the 15th-most in a season in NFL history.
• At 307.3 yards per game, he became the 1st QB in team history to average 300 passing yards per game in a season.
• Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Month honors for November, posting an NFL-high 362.0 yards per game with an 8:0 TD-to-INT ratio in 3 games. The honor was the 2nd of his career, joining LB Wilber Marshall as the only players in team history to win multiple Player of the Month awards.
• With an INT on his 21st pass attempt vs. Pittsburgh (9/12), snapped a streak of 252 consecutive regular-season pass attempts at FedEx Field without an INT, dating back to Week 1 of the 2015 season. The streak – which extended to 298 consecutive attempts when including postseason play – was the longest streak of consecutive home pass attempts without an INT in team history. It also ended the streak of consecutive games with a TD pass at 17, including postseason play, the 2nd-longest in team history (23, Sonny Jurgensen).
• Completed 28-of-46 passes vs. Dallas (9/18), snapping a streak of 9 consecutive regular-season games with a completion percentage of 65.0% or better, dating back to 2015, tied for the 2nd-longest in the NFL since 1960, trailing only Joe Montana (10 in 1989).
• Completed 38-of-56 passes for 458 yards with 2 TDs and 1 INT in a tie against Cincinnati (10/30) in London. His 38 completions set a then team record, surpassing the previous mark of 33 set by Cousins (vs. Tampa Bay, 10/25/15) and Jason Campbell (at Dallas, 11/18/07). His career-high 458 passing yards were the 2nd-most in a single game in team history, trailing only Brad Johnson's 471-yard performance at San Francisco (12/26/99).
• Completed 21 of 30 passes for 375 yards and tied his season high with 3 TD passes in a win vs. Green Bay (11/20), earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week and FedEx Air Player of the Week honors.
• Completed 41-of-53 passes for 449 yards with 3 TDs on Thanksgiving Day at Dallas (11/24), breaking his own single-game team record with the 41 completions and also tying Mark Brunell's team record for most pass attempts in a game without an INT. Also claimed sole possession of the most career 400-yard passing games in team history with his 3rd career 400-yard effort, passing Sonny Jurgensen and Mark Rypien (two each). The only player in team history to record multiple 400-yard passing games in a season.
• Threw 36 consecutive pass attempts without an INT until his 37th and final attempt of the game at Arizona (12/4), snapping a streak of 187 consecutive pass attempts without an INT, dating back to Week 8 vs. Cincinnati in London, the 2nd-longest streak in Redskins history.
• Eclipsed 4,000 yards on the season with 234 passing yards at Philadelphia (12/11), becoming the 1st player in team history with multiple 4,000-yard passing seasons (2015 and 2016).
• Set career highs in rushing yards (30) and rushing TDs (2) in a win at Chicago (12/24). Also threw a TD pass in his 18th consecutive road game, tying Joe Theismann for the longest streak of road games with a passing TD (18 from 1982-85). Became the 2nd quarterback in NFL history to record 4,000 passing yards and 4 rushing TDs in consecutive seasons (Aaron Rodgers, 2008-09).
• Started all 16 games and 1 postseason game after being named the starter in late August.
• Set single-season team records (which he would surpass or match in 2016) for attempts (543), completions (379), passing yards (4,166) and 300-yard passing games (7).
• Shared PFWA Co-Most Improved Player honors with Panthers CB Josh Norman
• Twice earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors (Weeks 7 and 10) and was named NFC Offensive Player of the Month in December.
• His 29 passing TDs on the season tied Joe Theismann (29 in 1983) for the 2nd-most in a season in team history.
• Became the 1st player in team history to throw a TD in all 16 games in a season since the adoption of the 16-game schedule in 1978 and was 1 of only 2 NFL QBs to throw a TD pass in all 16 regular season games in 2015 (Russell Wilson).
• Became the 1st Redskins QB to lead the NFL in completion percentage since Sonny Jurgensen in 1970.
• Completed 74.7% of pass attempts in home games, the highest home completion % in a season in NFL history, surpassing Jim Harbaugh's 74.3% with the Colts in 1997.
• Recorded 31 completions on 46 attempts for 290 yards with one TD vs. Philadelphia (10/4) in addition to scoring his 1st career rushing TD while engineering a 15-play, 90-yard drive culminating with a 4-yard TD pass to Pierre Garçon to complete his first 4th-quarter comeback victory as a starter.
• Completed 21-of-32 passes for 219 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT at Atlanta (10/11), forcing OT with a 4-play, 46-yard drive in 24 seconds to set up a game-tying FG.
• According to the Elias Sports Bureau, became the 1st player to throw game-winning TDs in the final :30 seconds of game twice in a month since Drew Bledsoe in December 2005.
• Completed 33 of 40 passes for 317 yards and 3 TDs and also rushed 3 times for 15 yards with 1 TD in the largest comeback win (24 points) in team history vs. Tampa Bay (10/25). Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance, as his career-high 33 completions tied Jason Campbell's franchise record at Dallas (11/18/07). Also became the 1st Redskins QB to record at least 3 passing TDs and at least 1 rushing TD in a single game since Trent Green vs. Arizona (11/22/98).
• Completed 20 of 25 passes for 324 yards with a career-high 4 TDs for a perfect passer rating of 158.3 in a 47-14 rout vs. New Orleans (11/15). Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors, as his perfect passer rating was the Redskins 1st among QBs with at least 20 attempts in records available dating back to 1950. Also became the 1st Redskins QB to pass for 300+ yards and post a rating of at least 150.0 in a game since Pro Football Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh (10/31/48).
• Tied his career high with 4 passing TDs and added a 13-yard rushing TD in a win vs. Buffalo (12/20), his 6th consecutive game with a passer rating of 100.0 or better, the longest streak by a Redskins QB in records available back to 1960. NFC Offensive Player of the Month for December.
• Finished regular season with 232 straight pass attempts at home without an INT dating back to Week 1, the longest home streak in team history according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
• Completed 31-of-46 passes for 365 yards with 4 TDs for 120.3 in a division-clinching win at Philadelphia (12/26).
• Completed 12-of-15 passes for 176 yards with 3 TDs for a passer rating of 155.1 in regular-season finale at Dallas (1/3/16) before exiting in the 2nd quarter and became the 1st player in team history to throw 3 TDs in the 1st quarter of a game.
• Completed 29-of-46 passes for 329 yards with 1 passing TD and 1 rushing TD in his 1st postseason start in NFC Wild Card Round vs. Green Bay (1/10/16). Became the 1st Redskins QB to throw for a TD and run for a TD in a postseason game and tied Todd Collins' franchise record for completions in a postseason game (29, NFC Wild Card Round at Seattle on Jan. 5, 2008).
• Appeared in 6 games with 5 starts and totaled 1,710 yards, 10 TDs and 9 INTs on 126-of-204 passing.
• Entered in relief vs. Jacksonville (9/14) and completed 22-of-33 for 250 yards with 2 TDs and a 109.4 passer rating, completing his first 12 passes.
• Started at Philadelphia (9/21) and completed 30-of-48 passes for 427 yards with 3 TDs and a passer rating of 103.4, marking the 1st 400-yard passing day of his career and the 1st by a Redskins QB since Donovan McNabb threw for 426 yards vs. Houston (9/19/10). Earned FedEx Air Player of the Week honors for his performance at Philadelphia.
• Appeared in 5 games, starting the final 3 of the season. Compiled 854 yards, 4 TDs and 7 INTs on 81-for-155 passing on the season.
• Started at Atlanta (12/15), completing 29 of 45 passes for 381 yards and 3 TDs, all career highs at the time. Became the 1st Redskins QB in the Super Bowl era to throw for 300 yards in each of his opening 2 career starts, according to Elias.
• Played in 3 regular-season games with 1 start and saw his 1st postseason action.
• Saw his 1st career game action vs. Atlanta (10/7), entering in relief of the injured Griffin III in the 3rd quarter and completing 5-of-9 passes for 111 yards with 1 TD and 2 INTs, throwing the 1st TD pass of his career by finding Santana Moss for a 77-yard TD.
• Led the first 4th-quarter comeback of his career, replacing Griffin III in the final two minutes of a win vs. Baltimore (12/9), leading an 8-point 4th-quarter comeback by connecting with Pierre Garçon for an 11-yard TD and then converted the game-tying 2-point conversion on a QB draw, marking the 1st time in team history that the Redskins had scored a 2-point conversion to send a game to OT.
• Made his 1st career start in a win at Cleveland (12/16), completing 26-of-37 passes for 329 yards with 2 TDs, giving him his 1st 300-yard passing performance; won Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week.
• Completed 3 of 10 passes for 31 yards in relief of an injured Robert Griffin III in the NFC Wild Card Round vs. SEA (1/6/13).
• Appeared in 45 games, starting 39 of final 40, completing 723 of 1,128 passes (64.1%) for 9,131 yards, 66 TDs and 30 INTs.
• Gained 9,004 yards on 1,239 plays, an average of 7.3 yards per snap and 200.1 yards per game.
• Graduated as MSU record-holder with 66 career TD passes, topping the previous mark of 61 by Jeff Smoker (2000-03).
• Exited Michigan State ranking 10th on the Big Ten Conference all-time TD passes list (66).
• His 25 TD passes in 2011 broke the old school season record of 22 by Drew Stanton in 2005.
• Set school record for career pass completions (723).
• His 34 completions vs. Notre Dame in 2011 were 1 shy of Smoker's single-game record (35 vs. Ohio State in 2003).
• One of 7 players in school history to complete at least 60% of his passes for MSU, as his pass completion percentage of 64.1 was 2nd in school history and tied for 7th in Big Ten history.
• Established an MSU career-record with a 146.1 pass efficiency rating, topping the old mark of 142.3 by Gene Glick (1946-49).
• Broke school record with 9,004 yards of career total offense.
• Was only the second player in Spartans history to be named team captain as a sophomore and the first since 1949.
• Set the school record with 26 games throwing for 200+ yards.
• As of 2011, was one of only 16 players in MSU history to earn Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors in all four seasons.
• Attended Holland Christian H.S., where he lettered in football, baseball and basketball.
• Earned All-Ottawa-Kent Conference honors as a QB for the football team, as a pitcher for the baseball squad and as a shooting guard for basketball.
• Was a 3-star prospect by Rivals.com.
• Finished prep career completing 198-of-366 passes for 3,204 yards, 40 TDs and 18 INTs in 16 games.
• In 2006, earned All-State and Academic All-State honorable mention by Michigan High School Football Coaches Association, as he went on to set 35 school game-, season- and career-records en route to garnering Area Player of the Year accolades.
• That season, he completed 130 of 231 passes (56.3%) for 2,088 yards, 28 TDs and 10 INTs as a senior, leading the Maroons to the playoffs for the 1st time in school history.
