As we all expected, the Minnesota Vikings will have Kirk Cousins under center on Sunday. Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell announced the change in the lineup on Friday, just days after the team traded for Cousins from the Las Vegas Raiders.
Cousins was previously the Vikings’ starting quarterback from 2018 to 2023, which overlapped with O’Connell’s time there. On Wednesday, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur stated that the team expected Cousins to start for Minnesota.
For what it’s worth, the Vikings
didn’t have a practice on Wednesday, as they were coming off a short turnaround from Monday Night Football, but did on Thursday and Friday. That MNF game featured an 8-of-25 performance from injury-replacement starter Carson Wentz, ultimately boiling down to an 8.9 passer rating — which prompted the trade for Cousins.
In other news, O’Connell also stated that linebacker Blake Cashman (concussion) and tight end T.J. Hockenson (wrist/chest) won’t play on Sunday. Receiver Jordan Addison and nickelback Josh Metellus were injured on Friday and have been listed as questionable by the Vikings.
