Cousins was placed on the team’s Covid-19 reserve list for at least five days, threatening Minnesota’s playoff chances.
Two days before the Minnesota Vikings face one of the best teams in the N.F.L., quarterback Kirk Cousins tested positive for the coronavirus and was placed on the team’s Covid-19 reserve list, a move that will sideline him for at least five days. Cousins and the Vikings (7-8) are one game back in the N.F.C. playoff race, a gap the team had hoped to close Sunday night in prime time against the Green Bay Packers.
