During a two-minute segment on Good Morning Football, Ian Rapoport confirmed that the Minnesota Vikings are indeed planning on starting Kirk Cousins in Week 10.

At this point in the season, there's no doubt this is the biggest game of the year for both the 6-2 Vikings and the 6-3 Green Bay Packers.

Dropping a fourth game before the bye week would be detrimental for GB, given how well this division has played thus far.

Not only that, but going 0-2 against the Vikings this season puts Minnesota in the driver's seat, and that's the last thing the Packers want with a ton of football left to be played.

As of Friday, Nov. 13, Rapoport confirmed that star running back Josh Jacobs is undergoing surgery for his broken finger, but he also confirmed that Cousins is indeed expected to start just a few days after being traded back to the Vikings.

There never seemed to be much of a conversation around anyone other than Cousins starting, but with Kevin O'Connell, every option was on the table.

The Vikings are set to come to Lambeau Field on Sunday, Nov. 15, for a Week 1 rematch, when Minnesota crushed the Packers late in that game.

Obviously, a few calls didn't go the Packers' way in that one, but there's never an excuse for blowing a 22-10 lead in the second half.

Remember, the Vikings scored 29 unanswered points in that one, and that was the game where Kyler Murray threw an interception on his first pass attempt as a Viking.

Murray later would go down with an injury, so Carson Wentz stepped in and threw for 133 yards with three touchdowns.

Cousins, 38, is no stranger to the NFC North. This is a guy who played for the Vikings from 2018-23, and now he's back in Minnesota to help this offense.

To no surprise, Cousins' last start against the Packers was on Oct. 29, 2023. It just so happened to be in Green Bay, where he went 23/31 for 274 yards with a pair of touchdowns.

K.J. Osborn led the way with eight receptions for 99 yards, while T.J. Hockenson had six for 88 with a touchdown and Jordan Addison added seven for 82 with a touchdown of his own.

For reference, Jordan Love was 24/41 for 229 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Those numbers were nowhere near what he did in Week 1 of the 2026 season with his 387 passing yards.