Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins' season ended when he tore an Achilles tendon during the eighth week of the season, just as the team was finding its rhythm.
Joshua Dobbs and Nick Mullens did everything they could to keep the Vikings in playoff contention until the end.
But tough losses down the stretch finally doomed them.
Cousins, who finished the season with 2,331 passing yards and 18 touchdown passes, admitted in an interview with Fox News Digital that it wasn't easy watching the playoffs last weekend.
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Kirk Cousins of the Minnesota Vikings enters the field before a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 29, 2023 in Green Bay. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
“I have to be honest. Watching the playoff games last weekend was tough,” said Cousins, who recently partnered with Tostitos to bring a special experience to a fan in Las Vegas during Super Bowl week.
“I feel like I'm in the wrong place and we haven't hit the mark.
“So, it's not a great feeling. But I remind myself that there is more football ahead for me next January. I want to make sure I'm not at home and keep playing, winning important playoff games. So, that's what keeps me going: the promise of the opportunities ahead.”
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins on the sideline during the second half of a game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit on Jan. 7, 2024. (Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Cousins also provided an update on how his rehab process was going.
“It's been a really positive process. Coming out of surgery, I was nervous about how exhausting and boring the rehab will be. You hear horror stories. But that hasn't been my experience,” he said.
“I really enjoyed working with the therapists, seeing the gradual progress each day and watching the cast and boot come off. Now, with a shoe. Just taking one step at a time and pushing, but not pushing too hard, making sure the “Next spring in practice I'm ready to go. It's been a fun challenge attacking.”
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) passes during a game against the San Francisco 49ers on Oct. 23, 2023, at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. (Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Minnesota finished 7-10 this season.
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