It’s Kirk Cousins week in Washington. Cousins and his Minnesota Vikings [6-1] come to FedEx Field Sunday for a matchup with the Washington Commanders [4-4].
This will be Cousins’ first trip to Washington since he left for the Vikings after the 2017 season. Cousins did play Washington in 2019 when his former team traveled to Minnesota. Cousins led the Vikings to a 19-9 win as Washington fell to 1-7 on the season. That was Jay Gruden’s final season as Washington’s head coach, but he was already fired by that point, and Bill Callahan was the interim coach.
The Vikings are in their first year under new head coach Kevin O’Connell — who was Washington’s offensive coordinator in 2019 when it last played the Vikings. O’Connell has Minnesota off to one of the best starts in the franchise’s recent history.
According to Tipico Sportsbook, the Vikings open as 3.5-point favorites over the Commanders. Considering how Minnesota has played recently, that shouldn’t come as a shock. As for the Commanders, the Vikings will represent the best offense they’ve played during their current three-game winning streak.
Here’s a look at the opening lines for Sunday’s NFC battle in Landover:
Spread
- Vikings -3.5 (-103)
- Commanders +3.5 (-117)
Moneyline
- Vikings -180
- Commanders +145
Over/Under: 43.5
- Over -105
- Under -115
