Kirk Cousins was hit in bounds, fell out of bounds, slid hard towards a few cheerleaders, and then, well…disaster.
She had nowhere to go:
The Panthers were penalized, which was not a good call, considering where the contact occurred. Here’s another look:
Good heavens, that was a tough impact. Twitter reacted as you’re probably expecting:
https://twitter.com/JulieDiCaro/status/811068034936963072
https://twitter.com/CorkGaines/status/811067894679347200
The Panthers won 26-15, damaging Washington’s hopes for a Wild Card bid. Much the same way that Kirk Cousins slide damaged oh you know what, let’s just not finish that joke, you all saw where it was going.