Week 14 of the NFL season is here, and the one early-period game featuring two playoff hopefuls has some extra spice: Kirk Cousins returns to Minnesota as the Falcons travel north to play the Vikings. Minnesota is about as quiet a 10-2 team as a team can be in the NFL, with much of the attention in the NFC focused on the splashy Lions and Eagles. Sam Darnold has been steady all season and has led the Vikings to the doorstep of a playoff berth – a win on Sunday, coupled with losses later this afternoon at the hands of the Rams and Cardinals, gets Minnesota into the fold.
The Falcons weren’t as steady, losing their last three games, and Kirk Cousins’ turnover issues took center stage during the losing streak. In those three games, he threw six interceptions – including four picks in a Week 13 home loss to the Chargers – with no touchdown passes. Rookie Michael Penix Jr. waiting in the wings as a fill-in, but with Atlanta still leading the NFC South and having swept Tampa Bay, it will be the veteran under center as the Falcons try to win the division.
Week 14 Sunday NFL schedule
(Byes: Broncos, Colts, Commanders, Patriots, Ravens, Texans)
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