Kirk Cousins

After an efficient game in Week 1 where he was only forced to throw 10 times, Cousins' issues were put out there for all to see in Week 2 against the Packers, as he completed just 14-of-32 passes against the Packers, though it's important to mention he was under pressure a league-high 65.7 percent of his dropbacks in that game. Through two weeks, Cousins has been pressured on 60.9 percent of his dropbacks. The only quarterback who has been pressured on over 45 percent of his dropbacks is Deshaun Watson. Cousins doesn't have the mobility to escape pressure. Fortunately for him, he plays the Raiders this week, who could only pressure Patrick Mahomes on 8-of-46 dropbacks despite him missing his starting left tackle for the entire game. If there's a game for Cousins to get his confidence back up, it's this one. The Raiders secondary looked atrocious trying to defend Courtland Sutton, Emmanuel Sanders, Demarcus Robinson, and Mecole Hardman, so what do you think is going to happen when they meet Diggs and Thielen? Sure, Mahomes beats everyone, but the Raiders even allowed Joe Flacco to average 8.6 yards per attempt. The downside is how dominant the defense has been while at home, as Cousins has actually averaged 2.8 less points per game at home since coming to the team. She should still be efficient enough on limited attempts to post high-end QB2 numbers and be a streaming option.

Kirk Cousins has quiet game in win

Kirk Cousins completed 15 of 21 pass attempts for 174 yards, one TD, and no INTs in the Vikings’ 34-14 win over the Raiders on Sunday.

Fantasy Impact

He also rushed four times for 16 yards. Despite the plethora of weapons at his disposal, Cousins has failed to provide big games for fantasy owners through three weeks, likely due to the emergence of Dalvin Cook, who the Vikings have leaned on heavily.