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Kirk Cousins.
- Kirk Cousins led the Minnesota Vikings to a 26-20 win over the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card on Sunday.
- In a postgame speech to the team, Cousins credited the defense, then shouted his trademark, "You like that!" sending the locker room into hysterics.
- Cousins' performance on Sunday helped shed the narrative that he is not able to win big games.
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The Minnesota Vikings like that.
The Vikings pulled off a huge, 26-20 overtime upset over New Orleans Saints in the NFC Wild Card on Sunday to advance in the NFL playoffs.
It was a team effort all around, with the Vikings defense stifling what had been a red-hot Saints offense, but it was Kirk Cousins who came through in the clutch.
In overtime, Cousins hit Adam Thielen on a 43-yard pass to set up first-and-goal. Three plays later, Cousins found tight end Kyle Rudolph in the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.
Cousins gave a motivational postgame speech to the Vikings, crediting the defense, before delivering what has become his trademark phrase.
"I got three words for you: You like that?!" The locker room erupted.
Cousins famously yelled the phrase, complete with a voice crack, in 2015, when he led the Washington Redskins to a comeback win. Cousins apparently has a sense of humor about the incident.
Cousins entered the game with major question marks about whether he could lead the Vikings to a win, especially on the road, against a tough opponent. Cousins was 0-2 in the playoffs before Sunday's game, with a spotty record in primetime games as well.
The Vikings didn't buy that narrative. After catching the game-winning touchdown, Rudolph mocked the idea that Cousins couldn't win big games in an interview with Fox.
"Kirk can't win big games, apparently. I think we proved that one wrong today," Rudolph said.
Cousins finished the game with 242 yards on 19-of-31 passing, with 1 touchdown, no interceptions, and a 96.4 passer rating.
The Vikings now go on the road to San Francisco to play the No. 1 seed 49ers. If nothing else, Cousins has shredded the narrative that he can't get the job done in big moments.
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.@KirkCousins8 with the "YOU LIKE THAT" in the #Vikings lockerroom
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- Andy Mac (@AndyMacSports) January 5, 2020"We knew it wasn't gonna be easy coming here."@vikings TE Kyle Rudolph is still holding the ball he caught to beat the Saints in OT! pic.twitter.com/8Za3ewFMqh
- FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 5, 2020