Minnesota confirms Cousins, acquired in a trade with the Raiders on Tuesday, will start Sunday at Lambeau Field.
Kirk Cousins will start at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell officially confirmed the move, days after Minnesota acquired Cousins in a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday.
The Packers had been expecting Cousins to get the nod, and coach Matt LaFleur's read on the situation proved correct. Cousins arrives in Minnesota after throwing 20 touchdown passes across nine starts with the Raiders this season before the trade sent him back to the Vikings.
Minnesota also trimmed its roster options for Sunday, ruling out five players on the final injury report. Among them are starting linebacker Blake Cashman, starting tight end T.J. Hockenson and starting defensive lineman Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, leaving the Vikings thinner on both sides of the ball as they head into a rivalry matchup.
For Green Bay, the week brings a different kind of challenge than the season opener, when the Packers faced Kyler Murray and Carson Wentz. Now they prepare for a quarterback who knows the organization well, lining up across from his former team at Lambeau Field.