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he only threw for 160 yards on those 30 attempts. A high completion percentage and low YPA means what class? That's right… Captain Kirk was Captain Checkdown... When Cousins did look downfield, it was usually bad.
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Cousins's 21-30, 160 yards shows checkdown game; Raiders coached him well.

Cousins completed 21 of 30 passes for 3 TDs but only 160 yards, averaging 5.3 YPA. The source characterizes him as 'Captain Checkdown,' noting the Raiders' coaching staff wisely protected their QB by getting the ball out quickly and leaning on the run game. When Cousins did look downfield, it was usually bad, and he completed several passes to the Dolphins. The source concludes Cousins wasn't particularly good despite his stat line looking somewhat nice.

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