# 3 Vikings Winners & 3 Losers After Vikings Shake Up QB Room With Kirk Cousins Trade > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/872706 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 12 outlets covering · First listed: Sports Illustrated, Nov 11, 2026, 5:30 AM · Read it: As with any NFL trade, the Vikings have winners and losers when it comes to veteran QB Kirk Cousins's return to Minnesota. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 1:37 PM: [Blockbuster Reunion: Vikings Trade For Raiders QB Kirk Cousins]() — Fox Sports (Sports, United States) The Minnesota Vikings are reuniting with Kirk Cousins, striking a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders for the veteran quarterback. - Nov 10, 2026, 1:48 PM: [Raiders trade Kirk Cousins to Vikings in blockbuster deal]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States) The Las Vegas Raiders traded starting quarterback Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday, less than an hour before the NFL trade deadline. The Vikings are trading a third-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft in exchange for Cousins, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins speaks at a news conference... - Nov 10, 2026, 2:01 PM: [Kirk Cousins is returning to Vikings after trade deadline deal with Raiders]() — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States) The Vikings acquired Kirk Cousins from the Raiders before the NFL trade deadline, bringing back the quarterback who led Minnesota from 2019 to 2023 and made three Pro Bowls with the team. - Nov 10, 2026, 2:56 PM: [Vikings announce return of Kirk Cousins]() — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States) - Nov 10, 2026, 3:04 PM: [Winners and Losers From the NFL Trade Deadline: Kirk Cousins & Josh Downs Should Thrive in Their New Homes]() — EssentiallySports (Sports) The NFL trade deadline has come and gone. There were a ton of big trades made in the weeks leading up to the deadline, but we still got some last-minute action with the most notable move being Minnesota sending a third rounder to Las Vegas in exchange for Kirk Cousins. Was this deadline as entertaining as - Nov 10, 2026, 4:04 PM: [Winners, losers of the NFL trade deadline: Chiefs get a WR, Vikings get a QB, Chargers stay quiet]() — ESPN (Sports, United States) Which teams made the best -- and worst -- moves before the NFL trade deadline? We're making sense of all the action. - Nov 10, 2026, 4:34 PM: [NFL trade deadline winners and losers: Kirk Cousins heads home, Bengals seemingly fail to understand the rules]() — CBS Sports (Sports, United States) Kirk Cousins heads back to Minnesota, the Jaguars go all-in for a championship run and a front-office blunder leaves Cincinnati red-faced - Nov 10, 2026, 4:51 PM: [NFL trade deadline winners and losers, including Dianna Russini and Kirk Cousins]() — Fox News (TV network, United States) Kirk Cousins gives the Minnesota Vikings a major QB upgrade as the Los Angeles Chargers bizarrely held on to veterans with expiring contracts. - Nov 11, 2026, 3:00 AM: [NFL trade deadline winners and losers: Vikings go full dadcore with Kirk Cousins in Super Bowl quest]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom) Teams with championship aspirations tooled up at the deadline. Most, but not all of them, have improved their chancesAfter what happened Monday night, the Minnesota Vikings had to do this. In a dispiriting loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Vikings saw their tremendous defense go to waste, as Carson Wentz completed eight of 25 passes for 81 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions and a passer rating of 8.9. It was one of the worst quarterback performances in recent history, and it continued a run of recent QB futility for the Vikings, from JJ McCarthy to Kyler Murray to Wentz. Vikings defensive… - Nov 11, 2026, 5:30 AM: [3 Vikings Winners & 3 Losers After Vikings Shake Up QB Room With Kirk Cousins Trade]() — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States) As with any NFL trade, the Vikings have winners and losers when it comes to veteran QB Kirk Cousins's return to Minnesota. - Nov 11, 2026, 7:06 AM: [NFL trade deadline winners, losers: Vikings find QB, Jags go all-in, Jonathan Taylor stranded]() — The Athletic (Sports, United States) Cousins makes Minnesota legitimate contenders, while the Colts traded away all of their best players — except for their star running back. - Nov 11, 2026, 7:24 PM: [Opinion: Kirk Cousins Trade Infuses Life into Vikings Locker Room]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Reuniting a lethal offensive duo, Minnesota’s bold move stabilizes the quarterback position to appease star receiver Justin Jefferson and reignite the franchise’s fading postseason ambitions.