The Minnesota Vikings beat the New England Patriots on Thanksgiving night by a score of 33-26 and improved their record on Turkey day to 7-2. There were a lot of impressive things about the Vikings’ win, but the efficiency of how they threw the football was tremendous.
Kirk Cousins completed 30-37 passes for 299 yards, three touchdowns and one interception with Justin Jefferson getting in on the fun by completing his only pass for 11 yards.
The Vikings completed 81.6% of their passes, which was the second-highest ever against a Bill Belichick Patriots team.
The Vikings completed 81.6% of their passes tonight. That’s the second-highest completion percentage against the Patriots under Bill Belichick.
The only game with a higher completion pct. was Sept. 21, 2008 vs the Dolphins, who completed 85.7% of their passes in a 38-13 win. pic.twitter.com/Gc8BHjVO4j
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 25, 2022
The top game is the famed wildcat game where the Dolphins stunned the Patriots by running the wildcat offense all game and nobody was ready for it.
The game was also the sixth time that Cousins has topped 80% completion percentage on 30 or more passes. Only four others players have more such games.
Kirk Cousins (30/37, 299 yards, 3 TDs) ends the day with a completion percentage over 80% on over 30 passing attempts. It’s the sixth time he’s done that — first since 2019.
Only four QBs in the league history (Brees, Peyton, Rodgers, Matt Ryan) have more such games.
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) November 25, 2022
It was a really impressive win all around for the Vikings.