Vikings Beat Packers 30-10: Cousins Throws Two Touchdowns in Return, Defense Sacks Love Eight Times
The Minnesota Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers 30-10 on November 15 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in an NFC North matchup in Week 10 of the NFL season. Quarterback Kirk Cousins, reacquired in a trade, made his Vikings debut with 21 completions in 31 attempts for 207 yards and two touchdowns, while Minnesota's defense sacked Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love eight times and forced four turnovers. The Vikings improved to 7-2, tied for first in the NFC North with the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears, while the Packers fell to 6-4, last in the division.
Minnesota controlled the game from the start: Will Reichard opened the scoring with a 34-yard field goal, and Cousins threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Myles Price for a 10-0 first-quarter lead. Running back Aaron Jones added a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter, and the Vikings led 17-0 at halftime. Reichard's third-quarter field goal made it 20-0 before Love threw a touchdown pass and Green Bay added a field goal to cut it to 20-10. In the fourth quarter, Cousins found Gavin Bartholomew for a 20-yard touchdown, and Reichard's 20-yard field goal closed the scoring at 30-10. The touchdowns by Price and Bartholomew were the first touchdown catches of their careers.
According to the Packers' official game report, Love completed 17 of 27 passes for 220 yards with one touchdown and one interception, for a passer rating of 85.4. Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson caught nine passes for 74 yards, and running backs Jordan Mason and Aaron Jones combined for 106 yards on 27 carries. Green Bay committed four turnovers and rushed for only 56 yards as its offensive line was overwhelmed by Minnesota's blitzes.
Cousins was traded back to Minnesota from the Las Vegas Raiders on November 10, before the trade deadline, for a 2027 third-round draft pick. He started for the Vikings from 2018 to 2023, and his last start for the team ended with a torn Achilles at Lambeau Field in 2023; three years later, on the same field, he marked his return with a win.
(Source: NFL official game records)
Source: NFL official game records
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Photo: 图：维京人四分卫Kirk Cousins（资料图，2022年11月摄于FedEx Field，非本场比赛）。图片：All-Pro Reels，CC BY-SA 2.0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (file photo, November 2022 at FedEx Field; not from this game). Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
