Kirk Cousins Named Vikings QB1 Over Carson Wentz vs. Packers After Trade at NFL Deadline

Kirk Cousins will officially make his return to the Minnesota Vikings Sunday night in Green Bay.

Cousins will start for the Vikings against the Packers just five days after he was traded from the Las Vegas Raiders, head coach Kevin O'Connell announced Sunday.

Cousins was acquired in the wake of a hamstring injury to Kyler Murray, who O'Connell said Wednesday is still considered week-to-week.

He will start in place of Carson Wentz, who was listed as limited with an ankle injury earlier this week but was a full participant in Friday's practice.

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