Vikings at Packers Week 10 Game Preview

EAGAN, Minn. — This week has been a whirlwind.

The Vikings offense stumbled Monday night. On Tuesday, the team traded for 38-year-old Kirk Cousins, who started 88 regular-season games for Minnesota from 2018-23. He met with media members on Wednesday and talked, among other things, about feeling like his whole career has been "unfinished business."

The affable quarterback took the field for the first time Thursday in his reclaimed No. 8 jersey.

Goosebumps — not because it was 35° — followed. The sun peeked through a layer of clouds, and Creed's "Higher" blared from the speakers, a new (or old) addition to the playlist. Vikings players who have joined the team since 2024 learned how Cousins and…