It was bitter sweet Sunday for the Minnesota Vikings after they defeated the slumping Green Bay Packers 24-10, but lost quarterback Kirk Cousins to injury in the fourth quarter.
Kirk Cousins led the Minnesota Vikings back to relevance after their poor start to the season.
Now the Vikings will likely have to try to keep it going without their durable quarterback.
Cousins threw a pair of touchdown passes before leaving in the fourth quarter of the Vikings’ 24-10 victory over the slumping Green Bay Packers 24-10 on Sunday.
Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said after the game that the Vikings are « fearing an Achilles (tendon) injury » but said Cousins was still undergoing evaluation.
« The severity of that, I do not know at this point, but I do know that’s what our fear is at the moment, » O’Connell said.
Cousins has never missed a game because of injury in his 12-year career. He did sit out a game at Green Bay during the 2021 season because of a positive COVID-19 test.
He walked gingerly to the sideline after getting sacked on consecutive plays midway early in the fourth quarter, though it appeared the injury happened before anyone made contact with him.
« Just some of my dialogue with Kirk, it seems like maybe his cleat might have gotten stuck in the ground or whatever it was, » O’Connell said. « It’s not probably right for me to speculate. I just know that (it was) incredibly, incredibly unfortunate in that moment. »
Cousins’ injury leaves the Vikings with limited quarterback options.
Jaren Hall, a rookie fifth-round pick from BYU, took over for the rest of the game. The Vikings also have Nick Mullens, who has made 17 starts but is currently on injured reserve with a back injury.
This marked the first Packers-Vikings matchup since 2006 in which both teams entered the game with losing records, though Minnesota got back to .
