Even before Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins was injured in Week 8, the team’s buy-or-sell prognosis at the NFL’s Halloween trade deadline was as debatable as it was confusing.
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The Vikings started the season 1-4 and lost their best player, Justin Jefferson, after falling to the lousy record. Some Vikings fans and most NFL pundits called for a Minneapolis fire sale, trading players like Danielle Hunter, Jordan Hicks, and K.J. Osborn, to name a few.
Then, Minnesota got hot, winning three straight games, including a Monday Night Football triumph over the San Francisco 49ers, a team considered the league’s best heading into the matchup.