Alex Smith vs Kirk Cousins

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Alex Smith and Kirk Cousins compared on their NFL careers: Alex Smith played 14 seasons, 2005 to 2020, Kirk Cousins 15 seasons, 2012 to 2026. Alex Smith has 35,650 passing yards to Kirk Cousins's 45,726. They have faced each other 2 times: Alex Smith's team won 2, Kirk Cousins's 0.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kirk Cousins leads in 3 of the 3 lines, Alex Smith in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Alex Smith and Kirk Cousins career totals
174GP178
35,650YDS45,726, better
199TD309, better
6.9AVG7.6, better

Alex Smith vs Kirk Cousins head to head

They have faced each other 2 times: Alex Smith's team won 2, Kirk Cousins's 0.

Alex Smith and Kirk Cousins, record against each other
GamesPlayedAlex Smith wonKirk Cousins won
Regular season22, better0
Alex Smith and Kirk Cousins, averages in their games against each other
20.5, betterCMP10.5
28.5, betterATT20.0
215.0, betterYDS139.5
1.5, betterTD1.0
0.0INT0.0

Every game against each other

Alex Smith vs Kirk Cousins, every game
Oct 2, 2017WSH at KCW 29-2027 CMP, 37 ATT, 293 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT14 CMP, 24 ATT, 220 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT
Dec 8, 2013KC at WSHW 45-1014 CMP, 20 ATT, 137 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT7 CMP, 16 ATT, 59 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Alex Smith and Kirk Cousins postseason
7GP5
1,745, betterYDS1,047
14, betterTD5
6.9, betterAVG6.8

Where each stands all time

Alex Smith and Kirk Cousins all-time places
34th (35,650)Passing yards19th (45,726), better
51st (199)Passing touchdowns14th (309), better

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Alex Smith and Kirk Cousins season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
1st2005875, better11120124664, better3, better
2nd20062,890, better16, better16201385447, better
3rd200791424, better20141,710, better10, better9
4th20092,350181220154,166, better29, better11, better
5th20102,3701410, better20164,917, better25, better12
6th20113,144175, better20174,093, better27, better13
7th20121,737135, better20184,298, better30, better10
8th20133,31323720193,603, better26, better6, better
9th20143,265186, better20204,265, better35, better13
10th20153,48620720214,221, better33, better7
11th20163,502158, better20224,547, better29, better14
12th20174,042, better26, better520232,331185
13th20182,180105, better20243,508, better18, better16
14th20201,5826820251,721, better10, better5, better
15th————20261,026114

What the columns mean: INT