Falcons' Kirk Cousins Put on Blast After 4th Straight Loss

Atlanta Falcons fans on social media again weren't pleased with the quarterback play the team received in the Week 14 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins / Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images

It's been a rough go for Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins lately. Week 14 wasn't any better.

While Cousins averaged 9.3 yards per pass, he didn't throw a touchdown for the fourth consecutive game. He also had 2 interceptions, adding to his lead in the category that he already had before Week 14.

Without any scores from their quarterback, the Falcons fell to the Vikings 42-21. The defeat dropped the Falcons out of a first place tie in the NFC South. If the playoffs started today, the Falcons wouldn't make the postseason.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved into sole possession of first place in the division Sunday. Tampa Bay defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 28-13.

After the loss to the Vikings, social media users ripped into Cousins.

Had to watch Marcus Mariota, Desmond Ridder, and now Kirk Cousins for the last few years pic.twitter.com/5E6Rf4LeK1

— 🅿️Layboy 🅿️uffering 🇺🇸 (6-7) (@FalconsGotNext3) December 8, 2024

Cousins appeared to be a significant upgrade from Marcus Mariota and Desmond Ridder. Cousins had the Falcons sitting at 6-3 at the midseason point.

But since then, the veteran quarterback has tossed no touchdowns and 8 interceptions in the last four games, all of which have been losses.

With another defeat Sunday, calls for the Falcons to bench Cousins for rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. grew louder.

Kirk Cousins has 0 touchdowns and 8 interceptions over the last 4 games.

You drafted Michael Penix Jr. for this moment, make the switch Falcons.

pic.twitter.com/tUWI6lTgOY

— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) December 8, 2024

8 interceptions and 0 touchdowns in the last 4 games for Kirk Cousins.

In what world do you not bench your QB?

— Evan Birchfield (@EvanBirchfield) December 8, 2024

Sunday marked the first time Cousins returned to U.S. Bank Stadium since leaving the Vikings this offseason. Some hyped the contest as a revenge game for the quarterback, but it turned into that instead for the Vikings.

Cousins' replacement, Sam Darnold, threw a career-best 5 touchdown passes.

Sam Darnold just went OFF vs. Kirk Cousins 👀

Darnold: 347 YDS, 5 TD, 0 INT, 157.9 RTG 🔥

Kirk: 344 YDS, 0 TD, 2 INT, 70.1 RTG

Vikings beat Falcons 42-21 pic.twitter.com/LJp8JeF2C4

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 8, 2024

Vikings fans watching Sam Darnold outplay Kirk Cousins: pic.twitter.com/ee3ysmZVyH

— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) December 8, 2024

The best game of Sam Darnold's career.

On the day Kirk Cousins returned to U.S. Bank Stadium.

Symbolic, on many levels.

— Phil Mackey 🎙 (@PhilMackey) December 8, 2024

Going from Kirk Cousins to Sam Darnold is basically like the Vikings buying a nice 3BR/2BA home that they later discovered had some oil in the backyard after they finally got out of their timeshare.

— Myron Medcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) December 8, 2024

Despite the fourth straight loss, Falcons head coach Raheem Morris expressed that Cousins will remain the team's starting quarterback in Week 15.

Kirk Cousin in his last 4 games: 0 TDS,
8 Interceptions.

But Raheem Morris isn’t concerned at all about Kirk Cousins… pic.twitter.com/dpQ4suHXmV

— JazzyJeffRealTalk (@JazzyJeffRealT1) December 8, 2024

Vikings fans had the exact opposite reaction that Falcons fans had on social media. Some Minnesota fans seemed to take great joy in Cousins' recent poor play, especially on Sunday versus the Vikings.

Kirk Cousins was an absolute waste of time for our beloved franchise. He did nothing but collect a huge check… besides a division rival I never wanted the Vikes to put a beat down on a team/individual more than today. #SKOL

— Eric Thorvaldsson (@SkolValdsson) December 8, 2024

Assuming he does start in Week 15, Cousins will attempt to turn things around with perhaps Atlanta's season and his career on the line against the Las Vegas Raiders.