5:17 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) completed 15 of 30 passes for 162 yards and two interceptions in Sunday's 37-9 loss to the Seahawks.

5:01 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) completed 21 of 33 passes for 234 yards and one touchdown in Sunday's 27-24 loss to the Jets.

11:48 AM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) is positioned to start the remainder of the 2025 season for Atlanta after the team announced Wednesday that Michael Penix (knee) requires season-ending surgery to address a partially torn left ACL.

11:16 AM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) could serve as Atlanta's starting quarterback for the remainder of the 2025 campaign with Michael Penix (knee) feared to have sustained a season-ending injury during Sunday's 30-27 overtime loss to the Panthers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

5:32 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) completed six of 14 passes for 48 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions and added one rush for two yards in the Falcons' 30-27 overtime loss to the Panthers on Sunday.

4:36 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) will move back to the No. 2 QB role Sunday at New England with Michael Penix (knee) not receiving a designation for that contest

11:48 AM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) will start Sunday's game against the Dolphins with Michael Penix (knee) inactive, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

10:48 AM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) Michael Penix recovering from a bone bruise in his knee, Cousins is "highly likely" to start against the Dolphins on Sunday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

2:14 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) completed 5 of 7 passes for 29 yards during Sunday's 30-0 loss to the Panthers.

12:15 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) Falcons haven't received any calls or texts regarding Cousins despite a number of injuries to quarterbacks this week, Jay Glazer reported on Fox NFL Sunday.

11:15 AM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) will not suit up for Friday's preseason finale against the Cowboys, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

6:33 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) won't suit up for Friday's preseason game against the Titans, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

9:24 AM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) won't play in Friday's preseason game against Detroit, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

1:45 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) is slated to attend the Falcons' mandatory minicamp Tuesday and Wednesday. Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports.

9:52 AM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) Browns, Steelers and Vikings may be interested in acquiring Cousins, whose contract includes a no-trade clause, Dianna Russini of Athletic reports.

2:11 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) is present for the start of Atlanta's voluntary OTAs on Tuesday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

10:56 AM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) isn't expected at voluntary OTAs this spring, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

2:00 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) Falcons have decided to keep Cousins on their roster ahead of Saturday's 4 pm ET deadline for his $10 million guarantee to kick in, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

10:21 AM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) may wait until after the NFL Draft to request a trade and/or waive his no-trade clause, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.

4:24 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) said Tuesday that a right shoulder injury sustained Week 10 impacted the quality of his play down the stretch in 2024, prior to his being benched for rookie Michael Penix in Week 16, Josh Kendall of The Athletic reports.

4:11 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) general manager Terry Fontenot said Thursday that Cousins will head into the 2025 season as the No. 2 quarterback behind Michael Penix, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports. "Kirk is a great man and he's been great support for Mike, a great teammate, great support for everybody in the building, so we're very confident moving forward with him as the backup," Fontenot said.

3:53 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) is expected to be cut by the Falcons before his $10 million roster bonus is due March 17, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports.

2:14 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) head coach Raheem Morris said Wednesday that Cousins operate as the No. 2 quarterback behind rookie Michael Penix against the Giants on Sunday, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

5:51 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) coach Raheem Morris was non-committal Tuesday when asked if Cousins will remain the Falcons' starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the Giants, Josh Kendall of The Athletic reports. "We just got back [from Las Vegas]. We still have to go through that process," Morris said. "All those things will happen over the course of the week. We didn't play well enough at the quarterback position."

4:41 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) coach Raheem Morris said Monday that Cousins remains Atlanta's starting quarterback heading into a road matchup against the Raiders on Dec. 16, Terrin Waack of the Falcons' official site reports.

4:59 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) completed 23 of 37 passes for 344 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions in the Falcons' 42-21 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.

12:36 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) coach Raheem Morris was emphatic when speaking with Fox NFL Sunday's Jay Glazer that no quarterback change was imminent between Cousins and Michael Penix Jr.

4:18 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) completed 24 of 39 passes for 245 yards with no touchdowns and four interceptions in the Falcons' 17-13 loss to the Chargers on Sunday. He also rushed once for three yards and committed a fumble recovered by Atlanta.

4:08 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) (right shoulder/right elbow) practiced fully Thursday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

4:10 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) was a limited practice participant Wednesday due to right elbow and shoulder injuries.

6:00 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) completed 23 of 38 passes for 306 yards with an interception in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Saints.

6:02 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) completed 19 of 24 passes for 222 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 27-21 win over the Cowboys.

5:17 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) completed 23 of 29 passes for 276 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed three times for 16 yards in the Falcons' 31-26 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday. He also committed a fumble but the ball remained with Atlanta.

4:56 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) completed 24 of 35 passes for 232 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions and rushed once for minus-1 yards in the Falcons' 34-14 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday. He also lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown.

6:12 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) completed 21 of 35 passes for 238 yards and an interception in Sunday's 26-24 win over the Saints.

5:26 PM - Kirk Cousins (Atl) (Achilles), who signed a four-year deal with Atlanta in March, is slated to be joined in the team's QB corps by Michael Penix, who was taken with the No. 8 overall pick in Thursday's NFL draft, Terrin Waack of the Falcons' official site reports.

10:40 AM - Kirk Cousins (Min) (Achilles) is expected to begin negotiating with the Falcons when the legal tampering period begins at 12:00 p.m. ET on Monday, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports.

7:56 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) (Achilles) is expected to test the free-agent market this week, though his agent and the Vikings remain in contact, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

5:26 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 21 of 31 passes for 181 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions in the Vikings' 19-13 win over the Bears on Sunday. He also rushed twice for minus-5 yards and committed two fumbles, losing one.

4:19 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 13 of 19 passes for 139 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in Sunday's 21-13 win over the Panthers.

3:55 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) Vikings aren't committed to Cousins beyond 2023, as his recent restructure pushes more of the cap hit to future years without changing the length of the contract, Chip Scoggins of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

10:07 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 31 of 39 pass attempts for 273 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 31-24 wild-card round loss to the Giants. He also punched in a one-yard touchdown on his lone rushing attempt.

4:43 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 17 of 20 passes for 225 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 29-13 win over the Bears.

6:02 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) coach Kevin O'Connell intimated Friday that Cousins and other key starters on offense and defense may not play the entirety of the Vikings' Week 18 game in Chicago, Joe Nelson of SI.com reports. "We've got a pretty clear cut plan with how we want to go about the whole game, but we're going to go in with the expectation of our guys going and try to get off to a good start and play good football," O'Connell said.

11:47 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 18 of 31 passes for 205 yards and a touchdown with three interceptions in Sunday's 41-17 loss to the Packers. He added 37 rushing yards and three carries.

7:39 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 34 of 48 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns in Saturday's 27-24 win over the Giants.

5:34 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 34 of 54 passes for 460 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions in Saturday's 39-36 overtime win over the Colts.

5:01 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 31 of 41 passes for 425 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Vikings' 34-23 loss to the Lions on Sunday.

9:26 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 21 of 35 passes for 173 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in Sunday's 27-22 win over the Jets.

11:49 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 30 of 37 passes for 299 yards with three touchdowns and one interception in the Vikings' 33-26 win over the Patriots on Thursday night. He also netted minus-1 yard on one rush attempt.

10:41 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed just 12 of 23 pass attempts for 105 yards while losing a fumble in Sunday's 40-3 blowout loss to Dallas.

5:50 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 30 of 50 passing attempts for 357 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions while rushing six times for 12 yards in Sunday's 33-30 overtime win over the Bills.

5:35 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 22 of 40 passes for 265 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in the Vikings' 20-17 win over the Commanders on Sunday. He also netted minus-2 yards on two rush attempts.

5:31 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 24 of 36 passes for 232 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Vikings' 34-26 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. He also rushed four times for 22 yards and another score and lost a fumble.

5:53 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 20 of 30 passes for 175 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Vikings' 24-16 win over the Dolphins on Sunday. He also netted minus-5 yards on two carries.

4:25 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 32 of 41 passes for 296 yards, a touchdown and an interception in Sunday's 29-22 win over the Bears. He also rushed four times for four yards and another score.

2:24 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 25 of 38 passes for 273 yards, one touchdown and one interception in Sunday's 28-25 win over the Saints.

8:28 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 24 of 41 passes for 260 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in Sunday's 28-24 win over the Lions.

11:42 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 27 of 46 attempts for 221 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions and rushed twice for 20 yards in the Vikings' 24-7 loss to the Eagles on Monday night. He also committed a fumble recovered by Minnesota.

8:01 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 23 of 32 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 23-7 win over the Packers.

8:01 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 23 of 32 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 23-7 win over the Packers.

7:46 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) is not in line to play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Broncos.

7:09 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) doesn't expect to play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Broncos, Andrew Krammer of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

5:37 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) and most other starters are not expected to play in Saturday's preseason game against the 49ers.

11:35 AM - Kirk Cousins (Min) (illness) has been cleared to return to practice Wednesday after having missed the Vikings' preseason opener against the Raiders due to a positive COVID-19 test, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.

1:39 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) Kevin O'Connell announced Friday that Cousins has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Sunday's preseason game against the Raiders.

3:30 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) was not feeling well Thursday and was sent home by the Vikings, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.

7:44 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) will sign a one-year, $35 million contract extension with the Vikings on Sunday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

5:36 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell said Thursday that he anticipates that Cousins will be a part of the team's plans in 2022, Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

7:59 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 14 of 22 passes for 250 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in Sunday's 31-17 win over the Bears.

12:27 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday afternoon, shortly after coach Mike Zimmer said will start Sunday's game against Chicago, Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

11:43 AM - Kirk Cousins (Min) (illness) is on track to come off the reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of Sunday's game against the Bears, Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

11:12 AM - Kirk Cousins (Min) (illness) was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday.

10:59 AM - Kirk Cousins (Min) tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and will be unavailable for Sunday's game against the Packers since he's unvaccinated, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

9:35 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 27 of 38 passes for 315 yards, one touchdown and one interception in Sunday's 30-23 loss to the Rams.

6:31 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) (ribs) was a full practice participant Thursday, Craig Peters of the Vikings' official site reports.

5:51 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) was limited at Wednesday's walkthrough due to a rib injury.

11:35 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 12 of 24 passes for 87 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in the Vikings' 17-9 win over the Bears on Monday night. He also rushed twice for 10 yards and committed a fumble that was recovered by the Vikings.

5:33 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 30 of 40 pass attempts for 340 yards and two touchdowns while losing a fumble in Sunday's 29-27 loss to the Lions.

10:24 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 20 of 32 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns with an interception in Sunday's 34-28 loss to the 49ers.

6:27 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 24 of 35 pass attempts for 341 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 34-31 win over Green Bay.

9:02 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 25 of 37 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 27-20 win over the Chargers.

5:04 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 17 of 28 passes for 187 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Vikings' 34-31 overtime loss to the Ravens on Sunday. He also scored a one-yard touchdown on his only rush attempt.

7:32 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 33 of 48 pass attempts for 373 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 34-28 overtime win over the Panthers.

6:49 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 25 of 34 pass attempts for 275 yards, a touchdown and an interception in Sunday's 19-17 win over Detroit.

4:24 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 20 of 387 passes for 203 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the Vikings' 14-7 loss to the Browns on Sunday. He also rushed twice for no gain.

8:53 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 22 of 32 passes for 244 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 34-33 loss to the Cardinals.

5:06 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 36 of 49 passes for 351 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 27-24 overtime loss to the Bengals.

11:42 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed five of seven passes for 57 yards in Friday night's 28-25 preseason loss to the Chiefs.

3:37 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) Mike Zimmer said his plan for Friday's preseason game against the Chiefs will be similar to last week, suggesting Cousins and other starters could get a quarter or so of playing time, Eric Smith of the Vikings' official website reports.

11:46 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed five of seven passes for 23 yards and had a nine-yard carry during Saturday's preseason loss to the Colts.

11:57 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) and many starters will play in Saturday's preseason game against Indianapolis, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

10:07 AM - Kirk Cousins (Min) has been activated from the COVID-19 reserve list for Thursday's practice, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

1:29 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) Mike Zimmer expects Cousins (undisclosed) to return to the Vikings' facilities Thursday, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports.

6:16 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) (undisclosed) is unavailable while going through the COVID-19 protocols, Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

11:57 AM - Kirk Cousins (Min) could be a make-or-break season for Cousins with the Vikings, according to Arif Hasan of The Athletic.

5:15 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 28 of 40 pass attempts for 405 yards and three touchdowns, adding a one-yard TD run during Sunday's 37-35 win against the Lions.

8:19 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 27 of 41 passes for 291 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions in the Vikings' 52-33 loss to the Saints on Friday. He also committed a fumble that was recovered by the offense.

5:05 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 24 of 35 passes for 271 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in the Vikings' 33-27 loss to the Bears on Sunday. He also committed a fumble, but it was recovered by the offense.

5:04 PM - Kirk Cousins (Min) completed 24 of 37 passes for 225 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions in the Vikings' 26-14 loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday. He also gained 41 yards on five rushes, threw a two-point conversion pass and committed two fumbles, losing one.