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Kirk Cousins ​​has solid first outing as Vikings fire Packers' Jordan Love eight times
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Kirk Cousins ​​has solid first outing as Vikings fire Packers’ Jordan Love eight times

Sarah Maick
By Sarah Maick
November 15, 2026 9 Min Read
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Kirk Cousins ​​made his first start for the Vikings in over three years.

Cousins, who was traded to Minnesota last week, got the start and turned in a strong performance in a dominant 30-10 Vikings win over the surging Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.

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Cousins ​​completed 21 of 31 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted once, but the Packers couldn’t take advantage. Justin Jefferson finished with a game-high nine catches for 77 yards on 13 targets.

Minnesota’s defense also made its impact felt, as usual, sacking Jordan Love eight times – the most by an NFL team this season. The Packers, who were plus-8 on turnovers this season, were minus-2 in Sunday’s loss, with three giveaways. Love picked up in the second half, but it wasn’t enough.

The Vikings dominated the first half, taking a 17-0 lead and sacking Love five times. Rookie tight end Mark Redman fumbled on the Packers’ second offensive play of the game, leading to a Vikings field goal.

A missed field goal by Packers rookie kicker Trey Smack — his sixth missed FG of the season — also proved costly. On the next possession, Cousins ​​hit Myles Price for a 38-yard touchdown on 3rd-and-23. Price, playing extended snaps in place of Jordan Addison and Jauan Jennings, made the clutch catch, shook his defender and waltzed into the end zone for Cousins’ first TD pass since returning to Minnesota.

Love pushed the Packers into the red zone. But that’s when Vikings safety Harrison Smith threw his 41st career interception, picking off Love in the end zone.

The Packers appeared to take Cousins ​​out in the second quarter, but he was accidentally ruled out for a sack. The Vikings then converted a 3rd-and-15 play on the next snap, with Cousins ​​finding Tai Felton on a beautiful throw, followed by Aaron Jones’ 1-yard TD to make it 17-0.

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Minnesota continued to press after halftime. Packers center John Williams helped thwart another promising Green Bay drive by lofting the ball over Love’s head, leading to another Vikings turnover. They settled for another basket and a 20-0 lead.

The Packers tried to fight for their lives. Love converted a 4th-and-11 throw to Matthew Golden, then found J. Michael Sturdivant for the Packers’ first score of the game. They forced another Packers punt and cut the lead to 20-10, Minnesota, with a field goal.

But the Vikings gave up. They went 11 plays and 80 yards, losing nearly seven minutes of time, and took a 27-10 lead when Cousins ​​found a wide-open Gavin Bartholomew for his first NFL touchdown.

Sturdivant then missed the ensuing kickoff, which was recovered by the Vikings, essentially ending any hope for Green Bay. Will Reichard’s third field goal of the game pushed the lead back to 20 points and put the Packers down for good.

Live27 updates
  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 9:02 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    Matt LaFleur used one of the team’s timeouts after the Vikings’ third down fell three yards short of the first down line.

    Kevin O’Connell opted to go for the win on fourth down and Jordan Mason picked up five yards with 28 seconds remaining.

    Even if Green Bay had used its final timeout, Minnesota would have had to kneel just once and the game would have been over.

    Kirk Cousins ​​​​is victorious in his return to the Vikings and finishes with 207 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 8:56 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    Perhaps this is a sign that this one is over.

    Green Bay had the ball on its own 20-yard line facing fourth-and-6 behind by 20. The Packers elected to punt.

    Jordan Mason picked up four yards on first down to trigger the two-minute warning. Green Bay has two timeouts left, so a handful of plays/first downs for Minnesota will cement this one.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 8:47 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    After the turnover, the Vikings offense took some time off. While Minnesota didn’t score a touchdown, Will Reichard scored a field goal with just under four minutes left to give the Vikings a 30-10 lead.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 8:40 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    After the Vikings’ TD to make the score 27-10, the Packers had to get the ball back.

    J. Michael Sturdivant, who was the touchdown scoring hero for Green Bay earlier, was on the kick return, but fumbled. Minnesota has recovered.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 8:35 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    Kirk Cousins ​​threw another touchdown. This one went to tight end Gavin Bartholomew, who shook off a defender and headed into the end zone for the score.

    It was the TE’s first career TD, and after the extra point, Minnesota led 27-10 with 8:29 left.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 8:25 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    We head into the final quarter at Lambeau Field and Green Bay is clinging to a 10-point lead.

    When play resumes, Minnesota will face second and six at its own 33-yard line.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 8:20 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    After leading 20-0, Minnesota’s lead dwindled to 10.

    Green Bay drove the field and got within field goal range. With the drive stalled, Trey Smack made the 40-yard field goal to make it a 10-point game.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 8:14 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    After Love’s first TD pass of the game, Minnesota looked to respond. Unfortunately, the Vikings did not succeed.

    Kirk Cousins ​​​​started practice with an incomplete pass to Jordan Mason. The RB then picked up eight yards on second down.

    Cousins’ third-down pass to Justin Jefferson lasted just one yard, and on fourth-and-1 from their own 31, the Vikings elected to punt.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 8:07 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    The Packers are finally on board with a touchdown.

    Jordan Love found an unlikely target in wide receiver J. Michael Sturdivant, but it worked! Sturdivant scored his first career touchdown and it was for 32 yards.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 8:05 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    It looked like Jordan Love was going for Tucker Kraft, but the ball bounced into his hands.

    The pass then also deflected off the defender’s hands and somehow bounced directly into the hands of Savion Williams.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 7:54 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    The Vikings failed to convert a touchdown after the turnover, but they still came away with points.

    After entering field goal range, Will Reichard made a 32-yard field goal to increase Minnesota’s lead.

    The Vikings now lead 20-0 at the start of the third quarter.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 7:52 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    Jordan Love was sacked on the first play of the second half. The Packers offense then moved down the field, until the snap was obtained by Love.

    He tried to go after him, but couldn’t fight him to the ground, but the Vikings did.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 7:32 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    The Vikings lead 17-0 at halftime. The Minnesota defense harassed Jordan Love all game.

    Love looked shaken on the Packers’ final drive of the first half after his dismissal. The QB was then immediately sacked again, and Minnesota’s defense already has five sacks.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 7:27 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    Xavier McKinney has six interceptions this season after picking off a pass from Kirk Cousins ​​and making sure he got his feet in it.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 7:17 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    Green Bay is unable to do anything consistently against Minnesota’s defense.

    MarShawn Lloyd had a four-yard run. That was followed by an incompletion, a delay of game penalty, and then a 12-yard reception by Matthew Golden that was overturned by replay and ruled a failure.

    The Packers punted again and the Vikings led 17-0 with 4:54 left in the half.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 7:07 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    It looked like Kirk Cousins ​​had thrown a touchdown, but the play was reviewed and his knee was overturned, resulting in a sack, but possession retained.

    Cousins ​​then hit Tai Felton for a 24-yard run to get all the way down to the goal line. Aaron Jones then took the carry to the left and took advantage of a nice block in front of him to score the TD from 1 yard.

    With 6:17 left in the first half, the Vikings lead 17-0.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 6:55 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    After Jordan Love threw an interception in the red zone, the Packers defense held strong and forced a three-and-out.

    Green Bay got the ball. Love had a breakdown and was subsequently sacked on consecutive plays.

    The Packers fired him immediately. Love has already been sacked three times in this game with 11:39 left in the second quarter.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 6:45 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    The second quarter almost couldn’t have started worse for Green Bay.

    The Packers started at the 13-yard line. Tight end Tucker Kraft was whistled for false start, setting the offense back five yards.

    Quarterback Jordan Love then threw an interception in the end zone and it was Harrison Smith who picked up his 41st pass of his illustrious career.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 6:42 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    Green Bay is rolling at the end of the first quarter. When play resumes, the Packers will be on second and nine at the Minnesota 13-yard line, trailing 10-0.

  • Teddy Ricketson
    Sun November 15, 2026 6:32 PM UTC

    Teddy Ricketson

    Kirk Cousins’ first TD upon returning to Minnesota came at an unexpected time. Cousins ​​and the Vikings found themselves on 3rd and 23 after a facemask penalty.

    Under pressure, Cousins ​​​​moves the ball to the left. Myles Price was turning around when he caught it, and the Green Bay defender ended up not tackling him, but pushing him into space. He ran to the end zone for his first career touchdown.

    After the extra point, the Vikings lead 10-0.

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