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Former Spartan Quarterback Kirk Cousins Headed to Pro Bowl
1/22/2020 9:23:00 AM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – For the second time in his career, former Spartan and current Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is headed to the Pro Bowl.
Cousins will represent the NFC in the 2020 Pro Bowl, which is set for Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. in Orlando's Camping World Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN.
Playing in his second year with the Vikings in 2019, Cousins led Minnesota to an overtime playoff win at New Orleans on Jan. 5. He completed 19-of-31 passes for 242 yards and one TD against the Saints, including a 43-yard pass to Adam Thielen in overtime that set up the game-winning score, a 4-yard pass to Kyle Rudolph. The Vikings fell to the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round.
During the regular season, Cousins had a career-high 107.4 passer rating, which ranked fourth in the NFL. He completed 307-of-444 passes (69.1 percent) for 3,603 yards and 26 touchdowns against just six interceptions as Minnesota compiled a 10-6 record.
In eight career seasons in the NFL, Cousins has completed 66.9 percent of his passes (2,104-of-3,146) for 24,107 yards and 155 touchdowns in 93 career games, including 88 starts. He also earned a bid to the Pro Bowl in 2016 as a member of the Washington Redskins.
One of only two three-time captains in Michigan State history, Cousins helped lead Michigan State to the 2010 Big Ten Championship during his junior season and the 2011 Big Ten Legends Division title as a senior. He also helped Michigan State defeat Georgia in the 2012 Outback Bowl as the Spartans finished No. 10 in the final coaches' poll.
Cousins is MSU's all-time leader in pass completions (723) and passing efficiency (146.1 rating), and ranks second in the school record books in passing yards (9,131), passing touchdowns (66) and wins by a starting quarterback (27). He set a Spartan single-season record with 25 passing touchdowns in 2011 as MSU won 11 games for the second consecutive season.
A finalist for the Big Ten Player of the Year as a senior, he was named the 2011 College Football Senior Class Award Winner and was a member of the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Class.
Cousins will represent the NFC in the 2020 Pro Bowl, which is set for Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. in Orlando's Camping World Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN.
Playing in his second year with the Vikings in 2019, Cousins led Minnesota to an overtime playoff win at New Orleans on Jan. 5. He completed 19-of-31 passes for 242 yards and one TD against the Saints, including a 43-yard pass to Adam Thielen in overtime that set up the game-winning score, a 4-yard pass to Kyle Rudolph. The Vikings fell to the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round.
During the regular season, Cousins had a career-high 107.4 passer rating, which ranked fourth in the NFL. He completed 307-of-444 passes (69.1 percent) for 3,603 yards and 26 touchdowns against just six interceptions as Minnesota compiled a 10-6 record.
In eight career seasons in the NFL, Cousins has completed 66.9 percent of his passes (2,104-of-3,146) for 24,107 yards and 155 touchdowns in 93 career games, including 88 starts. He also earned a bid to the Pro Bowl in 2016 as a member of the Washington Redskins.
One of only two three-time captains in Michigan State history, Cousins helped lead Michigan State to the 2010 Big Ten Championship during his junior season and the 2011 Big Ten Legends Division title as a senior. He also helped Michigan State defeat Georgia in the 2012 Outback Bowl as the Spartans finished No. 10 in the final coaches' poll.
Cousins is MSU's all-time leader in pass completions (723) and passing efficiency (146.1 rating), and ranks second in the school record books in passing yards (9,131), passing touchdowns (66) and wins by a starting quarterback (27). He set a Spartan single-season record with 25 passing touchdowns in 2011 as MSU won 11 games for the second consecutive season.
A finalist for the Big Ten Player of the Year as a senior, he was named the 2011 College Football Senior Class Award Winner and was a member of the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Class.
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