NFL Power Rankings, Week 6: Chiefs look mortal, Cowboys free fall

By Randy Gurzi | Oct 7, 2019

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 06: George Odum #30 of the Indianapolis Colts strips the football out of the hands of LeSean McCoy #25 of the Kansas City Chiefs in the second quarter at Arrowhead Stadium on October 6, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Colts recovered the fumble. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 06: Stefon Diggs #14 of the Minnesota Vikings congratulates teammate Adam Thielen #19 after he scored a touchdown in the third quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on October 06, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

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Heading into this game, there was a lot of talk surrounding the Minnesota Vikings. You had the Stefon Diggs drama, where he was reportedly asking for a trade and then declined to say those rumors were false. There was also the small war of words where Adam Thielen kind of called Kirk Cousins out.

"“At some point, you’re not going to be able to run the ball for 180 yards, even with the best running back in the NFL,” Thielen told reporters, per Chad Graff of The Athletic. “That’s when you have to be able to throw the ball. … You have to be able to hit the deep balls.”"

Cousins apologized to Thielen for missing the throws and then he went out and made good on his desire to get better in this area. Cousins hit on 22-of-27 passes with seven landing in the arms of Thielen. The star wideout finished with 130 yards and two touchdowns while Cousins finished with 306 yards passing.

They were complemented with 132 yards rushing from Dalvin Cook and the defense held the Giants to just 10 points. It was a complete win and moved them back to the winning side of the standings as they’re now 3-2. All they need now is to find a way to duplicate the success they had, which has been an issue in recent weeks.

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