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Yahoo Sports misidentified Kirk Cousins as Raiders player of the game; actual Raiders lost and their QB broke his collarbone.
four-year, $180 million
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Kirk Cousins plays for the Atlanta Falcons. He signed a four-year, $180 million contract with Atlanta in March 2024, including $100 million guaranteed. He has never worn a Raiders uniform. On Sunday, he threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns in Atlanta's 31-24 win over Tampa Bay.
The Las Vegas Raiders, meanwhile, lost to Kansas City 27-20 in Week 8. Their starting quarterback was Gardner Minshew, who completed 24 of 30 passes for 209 yards before leaving with a broken collarbone late in the fourth quarter. Backup Aidan O'Connell finished the game. The Raiders are 2-6 and have now dropped five straight. They did not play the New York Jets in Week 8. The Jets lost to New England 25-22 and are also 2-6.
The error appears in a Yahoo Sports syndication feed that scraped or mismatched player-of-the-game data from multiple sources. The headline structure—"[Team] Week 8 player of the game"—is a template Yahoo runs for all 32 franchises. Someone's regex failed. The Raiders' actual best performer Sunday was probably defensive end Maxx Crosby, who recorded eight tackles, two sacks, and a forced fumble against Kansas City, per Pro Football Focus. Crosby is playing on a six-year, $95.6 million extension signed in 2022 and remains the franchise's most tradeable asset if new minority owner Tom Brady pushes for a teardown.
This matters because it reflects how quickly low-tier sports content becomes indistinguishable from hallucination at scale. Yahoo's sports vertical laid off most of its editorial staff in 2020 and now relies on syndication partners, wire services, and automated aggregation. When a box score misfires, no human catches it before publish. Sponsors buying NFL inventory care: a brand spending $400,000 on a season-long Raiders sponsorship wants accurate game recaps in the media ecosystem, not Cousins cosplay. It also signals why team-owned media arms—like the Raiders' in-house content studio—are gaining leverage in sponsorship negotiations. If Yahoo can't get the quarterback right, why route audience there?
Minshew's injury opens a narrow decision window for Raiders GM Tom Telesco. O'Connell is now the starter, but the team holds the No. 6 overall pick in current draft order simulations. Playing O'Connell risks winning games; signing a veteran (Ryan Tannehill is available, per league sources) risks the same. The cleanest path is losing out, drafting Shedeur Sanders or Jalen Milroe in April, and selling Brady's involvement to free agents next March. Crosby's trade value peaks at the deadline; the Ravens, Lions, and 49ers have all inquired, per ESPN. A first-round pick and a Day 2 selection is the reported ask. That decision likely comes down to whether Brady wants to build or inherit rubble when his ownership stake converts to operational control in 2025.
Watch for Crosby trade rumors to intensify through October 29, when the NFL deadline passes at 4pm ET. Also watch whether Telesco signs a veteran QB or runs O'Connell into next spring. The team's next game is at Cincinnati on November 3—another loss tightens the tank math. Yahoo, meanwhile, will presumably fix the Cousins error when someone notices, likely after this article circulates.
The Raiders are not winning with Kirk Cousins. They are not winning without him either. They are 2-6, Minshew is hurt, and the best player on the roster might be gone by Wednesday.
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