Kirk Cousins made the Vikings locker room erupt by shouting his signature phrase after huge upset over the Saints

In a postgame speech to the team, Cousins credited the defense, then shouted his trademark, "You like that!" sending the locker room into hysterics.
Cousins' performance on Sunday helped shed the narrative that he is not able to win big games.
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The Minnesota Vikings like that.

The Vikings pulled off a huge, 26-20 overtime upset over New Orleans Saints in the NFC Wild Card on Sunday to advance in the NFL playoffs.

It was a team effort all around, with the Vikings defense stifling what had been a red-hot Saints offense, but it was Kirk Cousins who came through in the clutch.

In overtime, Cousins hit Adam Thielen on a 43-yard pass to set up first-and-goal. Three plays later, Cousins found tight end Kyle Rudolph in the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.

Cousins gave a motivational postgame speech to the Vikings, crediting the defense, before delivering what has become his trademark phrase.

"I got three words for you: You like that?!" The locker room erupted.

Cousins famously yelled the phrase , complete with a voice crack, in 2015, when he led the Washington Redskins to a comeback win. Cousins apparently has a sense of humor about the incident.

Cousins entered the game with major question marks about whether he could lead the Vikings to a win, especially on the road, against a tough opponent. Cousins was 0-2 in the playoffs before Sunday's game, with a spotty record in primetime games as well.

The Vikings didn't buy that narrative. After catching the game-winning touchdown, Rudolph mocked the idea that Cousins couldn't win big games in an interview with Fox.

"Kirk can't win big games, apparently. I think we proved that one wrong today," Rudolph said.

Cousins finished the game with 242 yards on 19-of-31 passing, with 1 touchdown, no interceptions, and a 96.4 passer rating.

The Vikings now go on the road to San Francisco to play the No. 1 seed 49ers. If nothing else, Cousins has shredded the narrative that he can't get the job done in big moments.

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