Kirk Cousins Week 1 Outlook - Panthers at Falcons

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Sun, Sep 10th 2023, 12:05pm EDT

A metronome of fantasy production, Cousins has finished QB11, QB11 and QB7 in fantasy scoring over the past three seasons. His Week 1 matchup against the Buccaneers appears neutral, but there are a couple of factors that make Cousins an appealing Week 1 play. First, the Vikings might not be able to lean on their running game now that Alexander Mattison is replacing Dalvin Cook as the starter, backed up by an unproven group of RBs. Second, the Vikings will be at home, and weather won't be a factor in their domed environs. Consider Captain Kirk a low-end QB1.