Current Dallas’ defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer and current Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins were set to face each other this past Sunday in Atlanta. Zimmer was Cousins’ coach from 2018-2021, and they enjoyed a four-year stint together before the ...

It's also why the Week 9 showdown between the 3-4 Dallas Cowboys and the 5-3 Atlanta Falcons, who are in first place in the NFC South, isn't just a regular midseason matchup. Sunday afternoon will also serve as the first on-field reunion between former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer -- now the Cowboys defensive coordinator -- and former Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins-- now the Falcons starting quarterback.

Kirk Cousins got the better of Mike Zimmer on Sunday in a battle between two former central figures in the Vikings' organization. Facing a Zimmer-coached Cowboys defense missing Micah Parsons and several other key players,