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Kirk Cousins will pick up where he left off in Minnesota.
In a unique scheduling quirk, Cousins will start his next tenure with the Vikings in a game against the Packers after his last stop with Minnesota ended in a tilt with Green Bay.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins calls a play against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. Getty ImagesCousins, who was traded from the Raiders to the Vikings for a third-round pick on Tuesday, previously suited up for Minnesota from 2018 to 2023, but his time with the Purple People Eaters abruptly came to an end at Lambeau Field.
On Oct. 29, 2023, the quarterback tore his Achilles in a Vikings victory over the Packers, and he never suited up for Minnesota again.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins speaks to reporters after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Las Vegas, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. AP Photo/David BeckerAfter Tuesday’s trade deadline deal, however, Cousins will now play for the Vikings against the Packers at Lambeau Field once more — assuming, of course, head coach Kevin O’Connell is ready to hand him the starting quarterback reins this weekend.
The game is slated to begin on at 10 a.m. PT. on Sunday.
During Cousins’ first go-around with the Vikings, he piled up a 50-37-1 record while throwing for 23,265 yards, 171 touchdowns and 55 interceptions.
Cousins went on to play two seasons for the Falcons before he signed with the Raiders this past offseason.
In nine games with Vegas, Cousins tallied a 4-5 record, 2,340 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns and eight interceptions.

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