With how poorly the Minnesota Vikings have been offensively this season, it was only a matter of time before they made a big move.

Even after benching Kyler Murray, Carson Wentz didn't do nearly enough to save either of their jobs.

In the end, the Vikings went back to old friend Kirk Cousins in what was one of the biggest moves of the trade deadline.

The NFL trade deadline doesn't seem to be nearly as exciting as other sports, but the Vikings felt like this was a necessary splash if they wanted to compete in the toughest division in football.

There's still a chance all four NFC North teams make the playoffs, but if the Vikings didn't fix things offensively, they could've easily been the odd man out.

Minnesota gave up a third-round pick to the Las Vegas Raiders for Cousins, a veteran who is now being paid by three teams at the same time.

Cousins was with the Vikings from 2018-23 before he signed a four-year, $180 million deal to become the new quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons.

He was released just two years into that deal, but the Raiders picked up the phone and gave him an $11.3 million deal for one year.

Now, Cousins finds himself back with the Vikings, and Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was shocked at how little Minnesota had to give up.

Cousins, 38, is someone Vikings fans know basically everything about. The former No. 102 overall pick back in 2012 spent his first six years in Washington before becoming a mainstay with the Vikings.

To say the Packers know a thing or two about Cousins would be an understatement, and LaFleur confirmed on his Wednesday, Nov. 11, media availability that he's "fairly confident" in the fact that Cousins will be starting for the Vikings in Week 10.

LaFleur added, "I was shocked when I saw what they traded him for. It was mind blowing to me," according to The Athletic's Matt Schneidman. "I was surprised they didn't get more for him, quite honestly."

At the end of the day, the results have been a bit mixed for Cousins. Here in 2026, he's thrown for 2,340 yards, which is fifth in the league.

He's second with his 20 passing touchdowns, but has thrown eight interceptions. Cousins has completed 64.1% of his passes and has a 97.1 RTG along with a 62.8 QBR.

Most notably, he's coming off a three-interception game against the San Francisco 49ers, where he threw for 216 yards with just one touchdown.

Cousins started the year with three interceptions in his first three games, but then threw 13 touchdowns with just two INTs from Sept. 27 to Nov. 1.