Kirk Cousins has a favorable matchup when his Las Vegas Raiders meet the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 2 (Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET). The Chargers give up 277 passing yards per game, sixth-worst in the league.
Cousins posted 1,721 passing yards (172.1 per game) and a 61.7% completion rate last year (166-for-269), throwing for 10 TDs with five INTs. Cousins also ran for seven yards on 14 attempts with one touchdown, accumulating 0.7 yards per game.
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Cousins vs. the Chargers
Cousins vs the Chargers (since 2021): 3 GP / 217.3 PASS YPG / 4 PASS TD
In last season’s action, Los Angeles did not allow a quarterback to post more than 300 passing yards in a game.
12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Chargers last year.
In the passing game, Los Angeles allowed four players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
Against the Chargers last year, no opposing QB threw for three or more touchdowns in a game.
The 179.9 passing yards the Chargers gave up on average per game a season ago made them the NFL’s fifth-ranked defense against the pass.
The Chargers’ defense was ranked third in the league at 0.9 passing TDs allowed per game last season.
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Cousins Passing Insights
Cousins went over his passing yards total twice in five games with a prop available last year.
The Raiders, who ranked 32nd in the NFL in points scored last season, attempted a pass 58.3% of the time while opting for the ground attack 41.7% of the time.
Cousins was 28th in the league with 6.4 yards per pass attempt last season (1,721 total yards passing).
Cousins threw for a touchdown six times last season in 10 games played, including multiple TD passes three times.
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Cousins’ Last Season Performance