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for one of the most impressive quarterbacking dynasties in recent memory.At the same time Womens Marcus Epps Jersey , they’ve struggled to find a quarterback capable of producing sustained success.But as the rival Green Bay Packers close in on three decades of Brett Favre and successor Aaron Rodgers, the Vikings might have finally found their guy.Newcomer Kirk Cousins looked the part Sunday at Lambeau Field, throwing for 425 yards and four touchdowns while thoroughly outplaying Rodgers, hobbled as he was by a bum knee and the Vikings’ ferocious defense.It was just the fourth time a quarterback has thrown for 400-plus yards and four-plus touchdowns in a game against the Packers.Outside of two(ish) seasons of their own from Favre, the Vikings haven’t had a quarterback produce such numbers since the early ’00s.Cousins is the first Vikings quarterback to throw for 400-plus yards in a game since Favre in 2010, a list that’s still just 13 games deep, but features a few Minnesota greats.PlayerDateOppResultCmpAttCmp%YdsTDIntRateSkKirk Cousins9/16/18at GNBT 29-29354872.9242541118.82Brett Favre11/7/10ARIW 27-24364776.644622101.93Daunte Culpepper12/19/04at DETW 28-27253571.4340431126.45Daunte Culpepper10/17/04at NORW 38-31263770.2742552125.62Randall Cunningham10/5/98at GNBW 37-24203262.544240145.80Warren Moon11/20/94NYJL 21-313350664002470.43Warren Moon11/6/94NORW 21-20335757.894203191.33Tommy Kramer11/2/86at WASL 38-44203557.14490411284Tommy Kramer9/19/85CHIL 24-33285550.9143633734Tommy Kramer10/11/81at SDGW 33-31274362.7944442109.11Tommy Kramer12/14/80CLEW 28-23384977.5545640132.70Joe Kapp9/28/69BALW 52-14284365.1244971129.70Fran Tarkenton10/24/65at SFOW 42-4121356040730129.10Cousins is the first Vikings quarterback to throw for 400-plus yards and four-plus touchdowns in the same game since Daunte Culpepper in 2004, and the seventh overall. After Culpepper you have to go all the way back to Randall Cunningham in 1998 to find such a game, then Tommy Kramer in 1986.PlayerDateOppResultCmpAttCmp%YdsTDIntRateSkKirk Cousins9/16/18at GNBT 29-29354872.9242541118.82Daunte Culpepper10/17/04at NORW 38-31263770.2742552125.62Randall Cunningham10/5/98at GNBW 37-24203262.544240145.80Tommy Kramer11/2/86at WASL 38-44203557.14490411284Tommy Kramer10/11/81at SDGW 33-31274362.7944442109.11Tommy Kramer12/14/80CLEW 28-23384977.5545640132.70Joe Kapp9/28/69BALW 52-14284365.1244971129.70This shouldn’t be particularly surprising. Cousins has been here before.Cousins has topped 400 passing yards four times in his career: Against the Packers last week, the Dallas Cowboys in Week 12 of 2016, the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 8 of 2016 and the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3 of 2014.However, that hasn’t resulted in any wins thus far: The Packers and Vikings were both victimized by missed field-goal attempts, the Cowboys held off a Washington comeback to deal Cousins a loss, the Bengals connected on a late field goal to force a tie and the Eagles won thanks to some late heroics from Nick Foles.This is Ameer Abdullah Jersey , however, unfamiliar territory for the current Vikings.For all of predecessor Case Keenum’s success last season, he wasn’t one to post gaudy numbers reliably. Keenum threw for 300-plus yards twice last season, starting with a Week 3 romp against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.DateOppResultCmpAttCmp%YdsTDIntRateSk9/17/17at PITL 9-26203754.051670065.929/24/17TAMW 34-17253375.7636930142.1010/1/17DETL 7-14163053.332190076.9210/9/17at CHIW 20-17172180.9514010110.3010/15/17GNBW 23-10243863.162391178.7010/22/17BALW 24-16203164.521880167.7010/29/17at CLEW 33-16274362.792882188.1111/12/17at WASW 38-30212972.4130442117011/19/17LARW 24-7273871.0528010100.8011/23/17at DETW 30-2321307028220121.8212/3/17at ATLW 14-9253083.3322720120.4212/10/17at CARL 24-31274461.362802275.9612/17/17CINW 34-7202386.9623620138.4212/23/17at GNBW 16-01425561391085.2312/31/17CHIW 23-10212972.4118910101.121/14/18NORW 29-24254062.503181185.221/21/18PHIL 7-38284858.332711263.81Sam Bradford did it twice in 2016 — his lone season as the Vikings’ starter — despite setting a single-season record completion percentage (71.5 percent).Teddy Bridgewater went for 300-plus yards three times as a rookie, then just twice in 2015, his most successful year as the Vikings’ starter. Trailing the Minnesota Vikings by a score of 7-0 to start the second quarter, the Detroit Lions got things started with a penalty on center Graham Glasgow to give them a first and goal at the Minnesota 9-yard line. Kerryon Johnson was stopped for no gain on first down, and an incompletion on second down brought up third and goal. Sheldon Richardson and Sebastian Thunderbucket Tom Johnson combined to bring Stafford down for a sack on third down, and the Lions called on Matt Prater for a 35-yard field goal attempt that split the uprights. That cut the Vikings’ lead to 7-3 with just over 13 minutes remaining in the half.Sam Martin. . .who stayed upright this time. . .kicked the ball into the end zone for a touchback, giving Kirk Cousins and company the ball at their 25. Cousins found Adam Thielen for the first time on the day for an 11-yard gain and a quick first down. A couple of runs, one by Dalvin Cook and an end-around to Thielen, brought up a 3rd-and-3 for the Vikings from their own 43, and the Vikings converted with the third reception of the day for Chad Beebe for a first down to midfield.Unfortunately, Cousins was looking for Thielen again on the next play Danielle Hunter Jersey , and made an awful throw into double coverage that went right into the hands of Darius Slay for an interception. Slay returned the pick to the Minnesota 44-yard line, and the Lions were suddenly in business. No idea what Cousins was looking at on the throw, but it might have been the worst pass he’s thrown this season.LeGarrette Blount picked up seven yards on first down for the Lions, and Xavier Rhodes went off the field after apparently aggravating his ankle injury. A short pass to Blount was stopped short of the sticks, and the Lions faced another third down situation. Linval Joseph stopped Kerryon Johnson short on third down, and the Lions elected to go for it on 4th-and-1. The Lions elected to throw, and the Vikings covered the play nicely, but Stafford managed to scramble for enough to move the chains.Kerryon Johnson then ran for five yards, and Stafford then found Kenny Golladay for another first down to the Minnesota 12. Stafford was then sacked for the second time on the afternoon, this time by Danielle Hunter with an assist from Everson Griffen (Hunter got credit for the sack). Facing 3rd-and-13 from the 15, Hunter got to Stafford again and took him down behind the line of scrimmage. That brought on Matt Prater for another 35-yard field goal attempt, and he got the same results as he did the first time. Splitting the uprights, he cut the Minnesota lead to 7-6 with 4:45 remaining in the half.The kickoff from Martin went through the end zone for a touchback, giving the Vikings the ball at their own 25 again. On the first play of the drive Linval Joseph Jersey , Dalvin Cook took a handoff from Cousins and blasted 70 yards down to the Detroit 5-yard line!Latavius Murray then carried the ball to the 2 on a first-and-goal, and then Kirk Cousins found Adam Thielen in the back of the end zone for a two-yard touchdown! Dan Bailey added the extra point, and the Vikings were quickly back ahead by a score of 14-6.Dan Bailey’s kickoff was returned by Brandon Powell, but the Lions were called for a holding penalty on the return, giving them the ball at their own 18. The Lions quickly found themselves facing a 3rd-and-3 from their own 25-yard line at the two-minute warning. The Vikings swarmed Stafford in the backfield on the play, but Stafford managed to once again scramble for the necessary yardage. However, on the next play Stephen Weatherly got to Stafford for the Vikings’ fourth sack of the first half! The Lions had to punt the ball away, and Marcus Sherels got the ball to near midfield for the Vikings with under a minute left.Cousins then found Laquon Treadwell for a 22-yard gain down to the Detroit 30, and then went for Treadwell again on first down, but the Lions were called for a holding penalty. Cook then took a handoff down to the 20, and the Vikings called timeout with 23 seconds left. Ezekiel Ansah then jumped offside to give the Vikings five free yards and a first down to the 15. Cousins then found Thielen for another short gain, but was sacked by Ansah on the next play back to the 21. Minnesota burned their final timeout, and brought on Dan Bailey for a 39-yard field goal attempt. Bailey split the uprights, and the two teams went to the locker room with Minnesota leading 17-6.Cousins had an up-and-down first half. He completed 10-of-12 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown Brett Jones Jersey , but also had the one inexplicable interception. The leading receiver. . .as expected. . .is Laquon Treadwell, who has two receptions for 37 yards. Chad Beebe has three grabs for 21 yards in his NFL debut. Seeking a ninth consecutive 100-yard game, Adam Thielen is going to have some work to do in the second half, as he currently has just three catches for 16 yards and a touchdown. Latavius Murray (16 yards) and Dalvin Cook (4 yards) each have one reception.On the ground, Dalvin Cook’s big run has sparked the Vikings’ run game, as he has six carries for 86 yards thus far. Latavius Murray has chipped in with 15 yards and a touchdown on four carries, and Adam Thielen has five yards on an end-around.We’re at halftime at U.S. Bank Stadium, and the Detroit Lions will get the ball first in the second half, trailing the Minnesota Vikings by a score of 17-6. Come on in and join us for the third quarter of play!