Just about two years ago, Kirk Cousins and the Washington Redksins faced an NFC West-leading Seattle Seahawk team with their “Legion of Boom” intact. In one rowdy–and remarkable–conclusion, Cousins put some real light into the gray Northwest sky over Century Link Stadium.

For those folks that like to criticize Vikings QB Kirk Cousins for his less-than-impressive record against winning teams on the road, here’s a little blast-from-the-past that might compel you to think differently about number eight.

In Week 8, Cousins and the Redskins were in trouble of falling out of the playoff race at the mid-point of the 2017 season. They had the unfortunate task of taking on a 5-2 Seahawks team in Seattle.

The Dirtiest Birds Of All

Before the offensive fun here, let’s take a moment to recognize the fact that the Seattle Seahawks great Super Bowl defense was without a doubt one of the dirtiest group of guys to ever play the game.

Allow us to illustrate:

Here’s play in the third quarter of the game where Cousins not only takes on a blitz but takes a massive helmet-to-helmet hit from the Seahawk DT Jarren Reed before delivering the ball to WR Ryan Grant. Cousins lands on the turf and his head bounces off it, an obvious roughing call.

But take a moment to watch the very end of this play. Anyone see Seahawk safety Kam Chancellor punch Grant once he is down?

I know–sure–he’s just trying to cause a fumble–on the ground.

That’s crap. The ‘boom’ in this team was often cheap and dangerous, and it led to the NFL changing its rules about flagrant and unsportsmanlike force in the game.

On With The Comeback–

With 94 seconds left in the game, QB Kirk Cousins faced not only that aggressive (and unscrupulous) “Legion of Boom”, he also felt the sonic power of Seattle’s “12th Man”; the fervent Seahawk fans of Century Link Stadium.

Cousins had not only been sacked six times in this game, but he had also given a first-quarter safety to LB Bobby Wagner. Meanwhile, the Redskin ground game had averaged 2.2 yards on 23 carries.

With 1:34 left, the QB knew it was time again to try and throw into the teeth of a charging Seattle front seven.

After an incompletion on first down, Cousins, facing blitz, put up a beauty to Redskins’ wideout Brian Quick for an over-the-shoulder catch that set up the Washington offense at the Seattle 39.

Oh, yeah! Don’t forget to watch Kam Chancellor again come in on an obvious headshot to end the play!

No flag! Those wacky refs were just lettin’ ’em play!