The former Vikings quarterback threw two interceptions and lost a fumble in his first start with Atlanta.
Would the Vikings have mauled the Giants with Kirk Cousins the way they did with Sam Darnold? Probably, but that's because the Giants lookbad. But whether it was Week 1 jitters or nerves about playing for the first time after tearing his Achilles, it wasn't the same Kirk Cousins in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon.
Cousins finished 16 of 26 for a measly 155 yards and two interceptions. He was sacked twice and his ability to move, which was limited naturally before he tore his Achilles, was obviously even more of an issue in Week 1. Damien Woody, the former NFL lineman who works as an ESPN analyst, doesn't think Cousins is fully recovered from his Achilles tear.
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