October 21, 2026 - 7:00 pm

Las Vegas Raiders coach Klint Kubiak saw exactly what he needed to see this spring when reviewing the play last NFL season of quartback Kirk Cousins, then a free agent. Cousins with the Atlanta Falcons was benched atop the season for Michael Penix Jr., who didn’t finish it healthily.

Cousins started the last seven games in 2025 for the Falcons, winning the last four to finish the season and catching Kubiak’s attention again.

Why?

“He was 4-0,” Kubiak said.

Though the Raiders aren’t unblemished under Cousins like the Falcons were at the end of last season, the 15th-year passer is proving to be one of the NFL’s most productive quarterbacks.…