The Green Bay Packers faced J.J. McCarthy and Max Brosmer in two meetings last season and Kyler Murray and Carson Wentz in Week 1 to open 2026, but the Minnesota Vikings will likely have another starting quarterback for Sunday's visit to Lambeau Field.
The Vikings confirmed a trade at Tuesday's deadline for quarterback Kirk Cousins, who will return to Minnesota after spending the last two and a half seasons with the Atlanta Falcons and Las Vegas Raiders. Desperate for quarterback help, the Vikings sent a 2027 third-round pick to the Raiders to acquire Cousins, who went 4-5 as the starter with the Raiders in 2026.
The #Vikings have acquired QB Kirk Cousins in a trade with the Raiders. The completion of this trade is pending Cousins passing a physical.
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— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) November 10, 2026
Cousins, now 38, last played for the Vikings in 2023. In his last game with the team that season, Cousins tore his Achilles tendon at Lambeau Field in Week 8 and missed the rest of the season.
The Vikings started 6-0 in 2026 but have lost back-to-back games, including a 23-6 defeat at the hands of the Buffalo Bills on "Monday Night Football" to end Week 9. Kyler Murray is dealing with a hamstring injury, and backup Carson Wentz was benched late in the loss to the Bills. Murray struggled before his injury, so Cousins will get a chance to lead a potential playoff team the rest of the way in Minnesota.
Cousins has completed 64.1 percent of his passes, thrown 20 touchdown passes and eight interceptions and produced a passer rating of 97.1 during the 2026 season. He is 20-19 as a starter dating back to the 2023 season.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Vikings trade for Kirk Cousins before facing Packers on Sunday
