To say the Minnesota Vikings simply haven't gotten much out of their $84 million investment in quarterback Kirk Cousins would be a massive understatement.

Cousins flopped in yet another crucial game against a playoff caliber team on Monday night, an embarrassing 21-7 road loss to the Seattle Seahawks. With the defeat, Minnesota fell to 6-6-1, barely hanging on to the final playoff spot in the NFC.

Minnesota's lone touchdown came in garbage time, and the game was virtually sealed when Cousins was strip sacked for a fumble return touchdown before the two-minute warning.

With the loss, Cousins is now 4-24 in his career against teams with winning records, as pointed out by CBS Sports:

Certainly, Cousins has not lived up to the three-year, $84 million contract the Vikings awarded him in the offseason. Every penny of that deal is guaranteed, and he hasn't done enough to take Minnesota to that next level.

Cousins was awful in losses to playoff teams like the New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, New England Patriots and now the Seahawks. His statistics don't look too bad on paper - 3,698 yards and 24 touchdowns against nine interceptions.

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But the Vikings gave Cousins $84 million to take them to a Super Bowl, no excuses. They made the NFC Championship Game last season with career journeyman Case Keenum at the helm, and yet Cousins can't even play at that level.

What This Means

Minny had hoped that Cousins would flourish with Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen and Dalvin Cook as the big time playmakers by his side. So far, it hasn't come together, and it's why Mike Zimmer fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo early on Tuesday.

The Vikings are still in good position to lock down the final playoff spot in the NFC, but even if they qualify, Cousins isn't giving fans much reason to be optimistic about a Super Bowl berth.

Cousins has three games left to show that GM Rick Spielman made the right call to throw the bags of money at him. It's time to put up or shut up.

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