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“As far as former teammates and stuff like that, their personal opinion doesn’t matter,” said Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs. “At the end of the day, you’ve gotta play football out there, and I guess Kirk answered all your questions.
“He went out there, he played his [butt] off, and he did everything he did,” Diggs said. “Every game is a statement game … you have to check the boxes every game.”
Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer, who spoke before Cousins, said: “Maybe that linebacker popped off … ticked him off.”
Cousins had his best game of the season Sunday against a fellow NFC contender, as he completed 22 of 29 passes for his second consecutive game with 300-plus passing yards and multiple touchdowns.
Cousins threw three touchdowns to Diggs — of 62, 51 and 11 yards — and added a 6-yard touchdown pass to Adam Thielen on the game’s opening drive.
The four touchdown passes matched Cousins’ highest output with the Vikings, tying a total from Week 2 of the 2018 season against Green Bay.
The quarterback credited an aggressive game plan from Vikings Offensive Coordinator Kevin Stefanski and those under him.
The quarterback attempted 10 passes that were 15-plus yards down the field on Sunday and had nine completions that gained 15 or more yards.
“It was an aggressive, creative game plan, and credit Kevin for the way he just kind of kept it unpredictable,” Cousins said. “I think we were very multiple in the way we moved the ball today, and much of it was effective.
“I think it was great to have positive plays on first and second down to stay in situations where we were ahead of the chains,” Cousins added.