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Kirk Cousins' Vikings reunion comes with plans to play

FOX 9's press conference coverage draws an unusually large audience as Minnesota weighs its quarterback plans for Green Bay.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 182,126 views a day, 57 times a normal first day on this channel (3,217).

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2:24Teasley explains the trade bringing Cousins back to Minnesota for a third-round draft pick.
8:03Teasley makes clear that Minnesota acquired Cousins with the intention of playing him.
18:37O'Connell discusses welcoming Cousins back and integrating him into the offensive system.
40:24Cousins reaches the podium; he then thanks the Raiders and describes the trade's rapid timeline.
42:37Questions turn to the playbook, chemistry with Justin Jefferson and a return to Lambeau Field.
48:49Cousins jokes about discussing his jersey number with rookie Jacoby Thomas.

Will Kirk Cousins start against Green Bay? Minnesota's coaches aren't committing to that yet, but general manager Nolan Teasley leaves little doubt about the purpose of bringing him back: "we also didn't acquire Kirk to not play."

That distinction gives Cousins' Vikings reunion its edge. This isn't simply a familiar quarterback stopping by his old workplace. Minnesota has sent the Raiders a third-round draft pick to bring him back, and Kevin O'Connell is discussing how to integrate him into the offense during the season.

FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul's live coverage drew about 90,000 views in eight hours, far beyond the station's usual opening-day audience for regular videos. The comments include Raiders supporters thanking Cousins and promising to keep watching him in Minnesota, alongside Vikings supporters welcoming him back. One viewer jokes that his entrance warranted a marching band.

The broadcast makes viewers wait through the general manager's remarks, O'Connell's questions and studio analysis before Cousins reaches the podium around the forty-minute mark. He thanks the Raiders and describes the rapid turn back toward Minnesota, then fields questions about learning the playbook, reconnecting with Justin Jefferson and returning to Lambeau Field.

There are practical homecoming details, too. Cousins discusses staying in a local hotel after having sold his previous Minnesota home, a subject FOX 9 also shares in a separate fast-starting Short. And even familiar territory requires a little negotiation: he jokes about discussing his old jersey number with rookie Jacoby Thomas.

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What viewers say

A was half expecting confetti fireworks and a marching band when he came out.
@DukeDudesonSee it on YouTube
As a Raider fan, I appreciate Kirk and miss him already. He's a true competitor!
@gabrielavila2048See it on YouTube
As a lifelong Vikings fan I'm so glad Kirk Cousins is back as QB for the Minnesota Vikings
@RonaldCrosby-o1fSee it on YouTube

3 more comments

Good luck Kirk and thank you for making raider games watchable again for me!!! Once a raider always a raider and I’ll be pulling for you and the Vikings the rest of the way
@crob949See it on YouTube
Welcome back Kirk- I’ve always been a fan and was sad to see you go!
@SherylRohde-v6dSee it on YouTube
I really hope with all my soul that this works.
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The facts

Channel: FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
Subscribers: 847,000 ▲ 2,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 4,276,604
Channel views, pace per day: 579,805 (on a normal day: 645,578)
Video published: November 11, 2026
Video views so far: 90,217 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 182,126

The numbers

The press conference is drawing views far faster than FOX 9's usual regular uploads. Its comment section has also already exceeded a typical full first day by a wide margin.

the video's first day

usual first day here

3,217

this video

182,126

subscribers

847,000

▲ 2,000 in the last 7 days

total views

743,799,777

views per day

579,805