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Is this finally the year of the Vikings? Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings are off to a super start and extended their winning run after beating the Commanders on SNF. However, the Vikings post-match celebration was electric and made many eyeballs turn.

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The Minnesota Vikings are a legitimate Super Bowl contender and have been masters of situational football this season. Kirk Cousins brought out the swag post-game on the team’s flight back from Washington. The NFL world reacted, and this included some former Super Bowl winners as well.

Kirk Cousins put on the customary diamond studs

Kirk Cousins and the Vikings roster are building a culture at Minnesota. One of the team customs for Cousins after an away game is to get iced out with diamond chains and studs. Fans saw this after the wins over the New Orleans Saints and the Miami Dolphins. The Vikings carried on with this tradition after their 6th straight win this season. The Minnesota Vikings are 7-1 for the first time since 2009 and Viking fans think their quarterback has been excellent this season.

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The former Washington quarterback returned to the FedEx Field for a 265-yard passing game with 2 touchdowns. Kirk Cousins combined with WR Justin Jefferson for the first TD and then tied the game with another TD pass to Dalvin Cook. Fans responded with some love for Kirk Cousins.

However, The Minnesota Vikings have never won a Super Bowl, and some fans thought the celebration was a little premature.

One fan predicted Antonio Brown to comment on this celebration as Kirk Cousins did AB’s windshield wiper dance sequence in the celebration.

And the prediction was bang on. AB tweeted “put that s— on” and fulfilled the prophecy.

However, with everything that Antonio Brown is currently involved in, fans were happy to see a non-controversial tweet from the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver.

Can Kirk Cousins lead Minnesota to the Super Bowl holy grail?

After going 2-0 up against his former team, the Vikings QB faces Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills next. Fans wondered how Kirk will celebrate if they beat the in-form 6-2 Bills.

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Cousins and the Vikings top the NFC North division sitting above Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Kirk Cousins is 7th all-time in career passer rating and 3rd all-time in completion percentage. The QB from Michigan State has 1999 passing yards this NFL season with only 6 interceptions.

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Kirk has his eyes on the coveted Lombardi trophy and said after the game, “our goal is Super Bowl. We gotta win a little better.” The Vikings acquired tight end T.J. Hockenson from the Detroit Lions to strengthen their offense. The Minnesota Vikings have a difficult journey ahead with matchups against the Bills Mafia and the 6-2 Dallas Cowboys.