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Newly acquired Kirk Cousins to start for Vikings on Sunday vs. Packers

Coach Kevin O'Connell named Cousins the starter for Minnesota on Sunday against the Packers at Lambeau Field.

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Coach Kevin O'Connell named Cousins the starter for Minnesota on Sunday against the Packers at Lambeau Field.

On Nov. 13, the Minnesota Vikings announced that Kirk Cousins will be starting against the Green Bay Packers for the Week 10 game on Nov. 15. The Vikings acquired the quarterback in a trade with the Raiders on Tuesday. The Vikings have made it official: Kirk Cousins is here to save the season.

Coach Kevin O'Connell named Cousins the starter for Minnesota on Sunday against the Packers at Lambeau Field.

Yahoo Sports reported the story as "Vikings Share Intriguing Kirk Cousins Update Before Packers Game."

6 sources have covered this story, including Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, ProFootballTalk and Sporting News and 2 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 43 minutes ago.

Source accounts have not fully aligned on every figure tied to this story (different reports cite 13,, 10); the published One News summary holds those specifics open until more sources converge.

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How it spread

Minnesota Vikings (official) reported it first, Nov 13, 4:11 PM ET. 6 outlets carried it over 3h 59m, all in the center. Half of them within 6m.All in the United States.

Left 0Center 6Right 0No left or right outlets yet.

Time since the first report

  1. FirstMinnesota Vikings (official)Nov 13, 4:11 PM ETCenter
  2. +2mThe AthleticNov 13, 4:13 PM ETCenter
  3. +6mSporting NewsNov 13, 4:16 PM ETCenter
  4. +27mProFootballTalkNov 13, 4:38 PM ETCenter
  5. +37mCBS SportsNov 13, 4:48 PM ETCenter
  6. +3h 59mYahoo SportsNov 13, 8:10 PM ETCenter

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    Verified

    Core event reported by 6 independent outlets across the spectrum.

    6 corroborating · 1 primary-source link

  2. [02]
    Corroborated

    Key facts corroborated by mainstream + wire desks.

    6 corroborating · 2 primary-source links

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