The Minnesota Vikings may be on the road back to contention after trading for Kirk Cousins at Tuesday’s deadline. Cousins is very familiar with the Kevin O’Connell offense, having spent six seasons with the Vikings from 2018 through 2023.
The Minnesota Vikings reacquired quarterback Kirk Cousins this week, providing short-term stability but no resolution to their ongoing search for a franchise signal-caller.
While the Vikings have struggled on offense throughout their first eight games of the season, the team has not had to deal with multiple injuries. There have been a few isolated issues, including Kyler Murray’s concussion in Week One, Donovan Jackson’s season-ending knee injury and Justin Jefferson’s ankle injury that kept him out of one game.
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Kirk Cousins has spent the week getting reacquainted with Minnesota after the trade that brought him back from Las Vegas. On Friday afternoon, the Vikings made it official that Cousins will start Sunday at Green Bay.
Quarterback is the most important position for an NFL team. That wasn’t always the case, but it has been the case for, you know, 50 years at this point essentially.
Kirk Cousins’ return to Lambeau Field just got harder. Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said Friday that tight end T.J. Hockenson, linebacker Blake Cashman, receiver Jauan Jennings and defensive lineman Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins are all out for Sunday, when Cousins makes his first start since the trade against the Green Bay Packers.
The Minnesota Vikings are preparing for a pivotal NFC North showdown this weekend as they travel to take on the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Every matchup in this longstanding rivalry tends to carry extra weight, especially when divisional standings are still taking shape.
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The Minnesota Vikings officially ruled out LB Blake Cashman, TE T.J. Hockenson, DL Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, WR Jauan Jennings, and QB Kyler Murray for Week 10 against the Packers. Minnesota has already named Kirk Cousins their Week 10 starter.
After initially hedging on the prospect of Kirk Cousins stepping right back in as the Vikings’ starting quarterback, Kevin O’Connell has made a decision.
Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell announced that QB Kirk Cousins will be their starting quarterback in Week 10. Minnesota acquired Cousins from the Raiders on
It’s still very early, but Vikings first-round pick Caleb Banks has gotten off to a concerningly slow start to his NFL career. Banks, the No. 18 overall selection out of Florida, struggled right away in preseason action.
The Vikings made one of the splashier trades before Tuesday's deadline by bringing back quarterback Kirk Cousins, but they also could've been a bit more active, too.
The Vikings will look to avoid a third straight loss when they visit the rival Packers in Week 10, but a lengthy injury list could make that job easier said than done.
After 25 games of dysfunctional offense and a quarterback carousel involving Kyler Murray, Carson Wentz, J.J. McCarthy, and others, the online criticism surrounding Kevin O’Connell’s ‘QB whisperer’ tag continues to increase.
For a piece published on Friday morning, ESPN's Dan Graziano revealed that the Raiders entered last weekend prepared to hold onto Cousins.
While the New York Giants suffered a brutal home loss to the Washington Commanders Thursday night, New York QB J.J. McCarthy produced a third solid performance over four games with the club.
The vibes have arguably never been lower for a team that started at 6-2, and it’s all on the back of head coach Kevin O’Connell. I never thought I’d write this about a 6-2 football team, but it’s time to talk about Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell being on the hot seat.
On paper, star wide receiver Justin Jefferson is the Minnesota Vikings player who has the most to gain after his club brought veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins.
Kirk Cousins took the practice field Thursday wearing the purple No. 8 he had for six seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, two days after the trade that brought him back from the Las Vegas Raiders for a 2027 third-round pick.
The real takeaway here is that anyone who has a Cousins jersey from his time in Minnesota can rest easy knowing that it's still current with the No. 8.
With Murray sidelined by a hamstring strain, the Vikings sent a 2027 third-round pick to the Las Vegas Raiders to bring Kirk Cousins back.
The 6-2 Minnesota Vikings essentially ended their short-lived Kyler Murray experiment when they acquired Kirk Cousins.
The Las Vegas Raiders are picking an interesting time to turn to rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
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