NFL trade deadline winners and losers: Vikings go full dadcore with Kirk Cousins in Super Bowl quest

The Guardian

Teams with championship aspirations tooled up at the deadline. Most, but not all of them, have improved their chances After what happened Monday night, the Minnesota Vikings had to do this. In a dispiriting loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Vikings saw their tremendous defense go to waste, as Carson Wentz completed eight of 25 passes for 81 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions and a passer rating of 8.9. It was one of the worst quarterback performances in recent history , and it continued a run of recent QB futility for the Vikings, from JJ McCarthy to Kyler Murray to Wentz. Vikings defensive…