Kirk Cousins Fantasy Football Week 17 Scouting Report

Kirk Cousins
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, Atlanta Falcons

Age: 36
Weight: 205 lbs
Height: 6' 3"
College: Michigan State

ADP: 129
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	PaYds	PaTD	Int	RuYds
176.3	3508	18	16	0

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by Justin Edwards

· Dec 14 · 3:08 PM EST

ATL QB Kirk Cousins - Week 15 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 15 @ Las Vegas Raiders
As the Falcons claw their way out of an ever-deepening hole on offense, Kirk Cousins is doing all he can to pile the dirt back on. He's on an incredible streak of four straight games without a passing touchdown, pairing it with eight interceptions and a measly 6.8 fantasy points per slate. We have to expect him to snap out of it at some point, but you can't trust him as your QB in a pivotal Week 1 of the Fantasy Playoffs.

by Justin Edwards

· Dec 07 · 2:17 PM EST

ATL QB Kirk Cousins - Week 14 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 14 @ Minnesota Vikings
It's a bit of a homecoming week for Kirk Cousins, but seeing as they are 5.5-point underdogs in Week 14, you can surmise which team is playing better right now. A lot of that has to do with the quarterback, as he has racked up six interceptions against zero touchdowns over the last three games, scoring under five fantasy points twice. Cousins is having a hard time creating in or out of the pocket, which is going to be an issue against a blitz-happy Vikings defense. Keep him on benches.

by Justin Edwards

· Nov 30 · 12:14 PM EST

ATL QB Kirk Cousins - Week 13 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 13 vs. Los Angeles Chargers
We've seen Kirk Cousins pop up for some very good games against some of the worst secondaries in the league, but he becomes pretty much unplayable in tougher matchups, needing to rely heavily on multiple touchdown passes to rise out of the doldrums of QB2 land. We should expect a Pumpkin Kirk game against a difficult Chargers defense, which pushes him down to a low-end QB2 in Week 13.

by Justin Edwards

· Nov 15 · 10:24 AM EST

ATL QB Kirk Cousins - Week 11 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 11 @ Denver Broncos
We've seen Kirk Cousins pop up for some very good games against some of the worst secondaries in the league, but he becomes pretty much unplayable in tougher matchups, needing to rely heavily on multiple touchdown passes to rise out of the doldrums of QB2 land. We should expect a Pumpkin Kirk game against a difficult Broncos defense, which pushes him down to a low-end QB2 in Week 11.

by Justin Edwards

· Nov 09 · 8:47 PM EST

ATL QB Kirk Cousins - Week 10 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 10 @ New Orleans Saints
Kirk Cousins once again beat up on the Tampa Bay secondary in Week 8, hitting 4 touchdowns for the second time on the season, and he followed that up with three more touchdowns against an equally soft Cowboys defense. The Saints actually offer the first defense ranking in the top-20 in QB aFPA since Week 4 (also the Saints); which coincides with the only game he's failed to throw a touchdown in. Drake London being questionable adds one more wrinkle to Cousins' fantasy projection, so consider him more of a fringe QB1/2 than what we've seen from him of late.

by Justin Edwards

· Nov 02 · 11:40 AM EDT

ATL QB Kirk Cousins - Week 9 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 9 vs. Dallas Cowboys
Kirk Cousins once again beat up on the Tampa Bay secondary last week, hitting 4 touchdowns for the second time on the season, and this matchup against the Cowboys isn't too much harder. Look for him to take advantage of another great matchup at home, in the dome, as a top-10 Week 9 option.

by Justin Edwards

· Oct 27 · 5:30 PM EDT

ATL QB Kirk Cousins - Week 8 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 8 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In a great matchup that ended up in a 36-30 OT win, Kirk Cousins was tasked with airing the ball out and he produced one of his twice-yearly blow up games with 500+ yards and four touchdowns. We had been waiting for him to unleash his deep ball, and he did so, completing three of his five attempts 20+ yards down the field for 75 yards and one of those touchdowns.

Things have fallen back down to earth in the last couple of weeks, as he has turned two touchdowns and two interceptions into 19.7 total fantasy points, barely QB2 numbers. Cousins has a chance to replicate that explosive performance against this Buccaneers defense, so consider him a strong start in Superflex leagues.