Raiders quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza and their teammates went from the team p ...
Raiders quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza and their teammates went from the team plane after landing in Las Vegas to dining at In-N-Out after the team's road win against the New York Jets on Nov. 1, 2026. (Dominic Lavoie / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Raiders quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza and their teammates went from the team p ...
Raiders quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza and their teammates went from the team plane after landing in Las Vegas to dining at In-N-Out after the team's road win against the New York Jets on Nov. 1, 2026. (Dominic Lavoie / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Raiders quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza and their teammates went from the team p ...
Raiders quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza and their teammates went from the team plane after landing in Las Vegas to dining at In-N-Out after the team's road win against the New York Jets on Nov. 1, 2026. (Dominic Lavoie / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Kirk Cousins, still in uniform on the field at MetLife Stadium after throwing three touchdown passes in the Las Vegas Raiders’ win against the New York Jets, had In-N-Out Burger on hismind.
Upon leaving his postgame press conference, he repeated a declaration that he was going to In-N-Out.
After landing in Las Vegas coming off a long flight from the East Coast that brought out his celebratory Kirko Chainz persona, Cousins proceeded to satisfy his fast food craving Sunday night after the 38-33 win.
Cousins pulled up at an In-N-Out, and he was joined by rookie Fernando Mendoza and more than a dozen of their victorious teammates. They dined and posed for pictures wearing the restaurant’s white paper boat hats.
“I have an In-N-Out problem,” Cousins said in September. “It wasn’t a big deal when I lived in the Central or Eastern time zone, but on the West Coast time zone, when I signed with the Raiders, I knew this was going to be an issue, and that is a great cheat meal. Coming home from a win on a Sunday night, I don’t know if I can think of a better spot than that.”
In-N-Out is apparently Cousins’ Monday spot as well after wins. He posted an image of himself with his son standing outside of an In-N-Out after a Week 2 win against the Los Angeles Chargers, writing, “Picked up Turner from his school’s pajama day & went straight to our new Victory Monday routine!”
The Raiders hadn’t tasted winning in a month, losing four straight games before Sunday’s victory against the Jets in which Cousins threw for three touchdowns and ran for another. His rushing touchdown prompted a celebration that went viral in which Cousins mimicked the arm movements of a member of Raiders wellness coordinator Alex Guerrero’s staff giving a player a tissue massage.
Then the plane ride back to Las Vegas saw Cousins reprise his alter ego Kirko Chainz. A shirtless Cousins famously wore his teammates’ chains, watches and glasses on a long flight home and danced to music following a 2022 win with the Minnesota Vikings.
The Instagram accounts of two Raiders defensive linemen showed Cousins once again shirtless and wearing chains, watches and glasses.
“Kirk called the shot in the locker room after the game,” coach Klint Kubiak said Monday. “He said he was looking forward to the airplane ride, so I think he probably had that on his mind. And I want our guys to enjoy the moment. I want our guys to enjoy winning because winning is really hard in this league.
“When teammates come together on an airplane, they’re excited for one another. That’s one of the great little joys about this game. Because all week it’s grimy, it’s hard, it’s film study, it’s practice, it’s sweat, blood and tears, and you’ve got to be able to celebrate with your teammates.”
— Adam Hill and Dominic Lavoie contributed reporting.