Kirk Cousins

Week 7 vs. San Francisco 49ers

After tallying three straight 300+ yard games with 2+ touchdowns in each game of the opening month, Kirk Cousin has barely averaged 200 passing yards in October. September saw him throw nine touchdowns, but he's only at five through the first three weeks of October.

This is a tough matchup against the 49ers, as well. Only Joshua Dobbs has scored more than 15 fantasy points against San Francisco so far this season. They've forced 10 interceptions and tallied 14 sacks. We've dropped him all the way to QB15 in our rankings, so hopefully you have a better option on your squad somewhere.

Week 5 vs Kansas City Chiefs

Kirk Cousins went into Week 4 on the back of three straight 300+ yard, multi-touchdown games. Week 4 didn't go quite as well. Cousins went 12-for-19 for 139 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. This is the issue with Cousins-type quarterbacks. When you get nothing on the ground, it's a very fragile projection.

The Chiefs haven't let up a 20+ fantasy point performance from an opposing quarterback yet this year. We have him at QB7, so this could be the week where we see it.

Week 3 vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Kirk Cousins is searching for his first win in a home matchup against the, also winless, Los Angeles Chargers. With a close spread and a total set at 54.5 at most books, this should be a great game environment. We've seen what the Chargers pass defense can allow with Tua Tagovailoa. Even Ryan Tannehill approached 250 yards against this defense.

Cousins has already thrown for 708 yards and six scores in 2023. He's not going to add anything on the ground, and that might catch up to him some weeks but in this game it shouldn't matter. He's our QB6 and has plenty of touchdown upside this week. Cousins is a must-start.