Aidan O'Connell or Kirk Cousins? The NFL Stat Breakdown

The career statistics tell a clear story in this QB comparison. Kirk Cousins holds the advantage in 6 of 7 key categories, with Pass Touchdowns representing the most decisive gap — a 1435% difference that separates these two NFL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Kirk Cousins's Pass Touchdowns of 307 compared to Aidan O'Connell's 20 represents a 1435% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Aidan O'Connell falls 86.7% below the career average of 150 in this category while Kirk Cousins exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Kirk Cousins's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Completion %, where Aidan O'Connell posts 62% against Kirk Cousins's 66.7% — a gap of just 7.6%. Aidan O'Connell can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 6-1 tally suggests. In any debate, Completion % is the statistical ammunition for the Aidan O'Connell side.

Quarterback evaluation in the modern NFL weighs passing efficiency heavily alongside raw yardage totals. Passer rating, completion percentage and touchdown-to-interception ratio paint a more complete picture than any single statistic alone.

Kirk Cousins wins this head to head comparison decisively — 6 categories to 1. The 1435% gap in Pass Touchdowns alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Kirk Cousins's statistical superiority in this NFL career comparison.