Cousins throws 3 TDs, Vikings end with 37-35 win over Lions
Associated PressDETROIT — Kirk Cousins danced in the end zone after running for a go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Vikings went on to celebrate the end of a disappointing season with a 37-35 win over the lowly Detroit Lions on Sunday. “We were really close to being in the playoffs,” Cousins said after throwing three touchdowns in the first half and finishing with a season-high 405 yards passing. TOUGH CALL Cousins’ 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter came two plays after a questionable call was made against defensive back Tracy Walker. “It’s one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen in the game of football,” said Detroit running back Adrian Peterson, who had a season-high 38-yard run and finished with 63 yards and a touchdown on seven carries against the team that drafted him in 2007.