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Kubiak: Cousins stays Raiders' starting QB vs. Jets

Cousins has thrown sixteen touchdown passes, the league's most, but the Raiders are three and four after losing four straight, with rookie Fernando Mendoza waiting; the hot seat stays warm.

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  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorKirk Cousins stays the Raiders' starter Sunday against the Jets, and coach Klint Kubiak says there is, quote, no controversy.

  2. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistWhy would there be? Sounds like he's playing great.

  3. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorSixteen touchdown passes. Most in the league. Look, I'm telling you, that's an artist at work.

  4. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistAnd the team is three and four and has lost four straight. So what's the artist painting?

  5. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorA comeback.

  6. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThey trailed the Rams twenty-eight to three on Sunday, and Cousins did most of his damage after that, in a thirty-five to twenty-one loss.

  7. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSo he scores once the game is over. Artist's a generous word. That's a guy signing the painting after it's sold.

  8. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorKubiak says Kirk is playing well and they're in the hunt. Rookie Fernando Mendoza will play eventually, but no timeline.

  9. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistEventually is a forecast I know well.

  10. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorSixteen touchdowns, Brock. Nobody in the league has more, and the Raiders still haven't won in a month.

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