Kirk Cousins flashed back to his old Minnesota Vikings self at Lambeau Field Sunday. Jordan Love endured hell, though, in the Green Bay Packers' 30-10 loss.

Love took an astonishing eight sacks against Minnesota. He even fell on the wrong end of a brutal snap over his head during a shotgun formation for the fumble.

Love tossed a costly interception in the end zone too, with this football landing into the hands of Harrison Smith.

Minnesota wrapped up its eighth sack of Love with under seven minutes left in the third quarter. Which eventually convinced coach Matt LaFleur to sit his franchise quarterback later in the fourth quarter.

So the Vikings defense stole the thunder from Cousins' highly-anticipated Vikings return. He previously left the franchise in free agency during March 2024 offseason, accepting a massive $180 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons. Cousins, however, never lived up to his potential with Atlanta and eventually lost his starting position to Michael Penix Jr. in 2025.

Cousins eventually landed with the Las Vegas Raiders, during a time the franchise picked Fernando Mendoza as the top overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft. The Raiders eventually traded away Cousins to the Vikings before the NFL's trade deadline arrived.

Cousins hit 21-of-31 passes for 207 yards and tossed two touchdowns with one pick. Love, meanwhile, finished with 17-of-27 for 220 yards and threw just one touchdown, but sustained one pick.

Cousins praised the defense in his postgame interview with Fox. Now the Vikings moved to 7-2 overall while the Packers drop to 6-4.