On Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings hit the field for the first time since trading for Kirk Cousins with a road game vs the divisional rival Green Bay Packers. The Vikings gave up a third-round pick to bring Cousins in from the Las Vegas Raiders at the trade deadline last week.
The veteran wasted little time in making his presence felt in his reunion with the Vikings, hitting wide receiver Myles Price for his first NFL career touchdown in the first quarter on a wild 3rd-and-23 play that featured some impressive running from Price and some poor defense from the Packers.
The play came after Packers head coach Matt LaFleur opted to accept a penalty on the previous play to bring up a repeat of third down, while declining it would have set the Vikings up for a fourth down that almost assuredly would have resulted in a long field goal attempt.
Instead, Cousins took full advantage of the lifeline and threw his first touchdown since returning to the Vikings, where he spent multiple successful years with head coach Kevin O'Connell earlier in the decade.
The quarterback position was long viewed as the main thing holding Minnesota back from reaching Super Bowl contender status despite its elite defense this year, and the team sure looks to have fortified that area with the Cousins reunion.
In any case, following the Packers game, the Vikings will next hit the field next Sunday evening for a tough road game vs the San Francisco 49ers.