# Kirk Cousins can become the first quarterback to play an 18-game regular season

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2 outlets covering · First listed: ProFootballTalk, Nov 10, 2026, 2:15 PM · Read it: <https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/kirk-cousins-can-become-the-first-quarterback-to-play-an-18-game-regular-season>

With the Raiders trading him to the Vikings, Kirk Cousins has an opportunity to do something no quarterback has done before: Play 18 games in a single regular season.

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- Nov 10, 2026, 2:15 PM: [Kirk Cousins can become the first quarterback to play an 18-game regular season](<https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/kirk-cousins-can-become-the-first-quarterback-to-play-an-18-game-regular-season>) — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States)
  With the Raiders trading him to the Vikings, Kirk Cousins has an opportunity to do something no quarterback has done before: Play 18 games in a single regular season.
- Nov 10, 2026, 3:19 PM: [Kirk Cousins could now become first quarterback to play 18 regular-season games in a single NFL campaign](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kirk-cousins-could-now-become-211952953.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Kirk Cousins’ trade from the Las Vegas Raiders to the Minnesota Vikings opens up a new NFL first. The Minnesota Vikings have solved their quarterback problem by agreeing a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders for Kirk Cousins.
