FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KIRK COUSINS NAMED NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH Eagan, Minn. (October 31, 2019) – Vikings QB Kirk Cousins has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for the month of October. Cousins finished the month 91-of-116 (78.4%) for 1,262 yards, 10 touchdowns, one interception and a passer rating of 137.1 while leading the Vikings to a perfect 4-0 record. The Michigan State graduate’s 78.4 completion percentage led the NFL, while his 10 passing touchdowns tied for the league lead. His 137.1 passer rating in October marked the second-highest passer rating in any month in NFL history (minimum 100 attempts), trailing only Peyton Manning’s 138.0 passer rating in September of 2013. In Weeks 5-7, the Holland, Michigan, native became the first quarterback in NFL history to post at least 300 passing yards and a passer rating of 130.0 or higher in three consecutive games. The eighth-year veteran helped the Vikings offense record 1,875 yards of total offense in four October games, the second-highest yardage total in any four-game span in franchise history (1,968 yards in Weeks 2-6 of the 2004 season). The award marks the third time that Cousins has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Month, having received the award in November of 2016 and December of 2015 while playing for the Washington Redskins. He is the 10th player in Vikings history to receive the award, and first under first-year offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski. VIKINGS NAMED NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH 1995 Warren Moon, QB November 1997 Jake Reed, WR September 1998 Randall Cunningham, QB October 1999 Cris Carter, WR November 2000 Robert Smith, RB November 2003 Daunte Culpepper, QB September 2004 Daunte Culpepper, QB October 2009 Brett Favre, QB November 2012 Adrian Peterson, RB December 2015 Adrian Peterson, RB November 2017 Case Keenum, QB November 2019 Kirk Cousins, QB October Vikings.1rmg.com .