Ty & Bob Pod S5 E9: Kirk Cousins Returns

Ice around his neck, perhaps shirtless, the NFL’s greatest businessman ever is back in the Twin Cities to save the Minnesota Vikings’ 2026 season.

That’s right. Kirk Cousins, 38 years young, is this team’s quarterback again.

Following an utter calamity on Monday Night Football, new GM Nolan Teasley needed to do something. Kyler Murray is hurt for a second time. Carson Wentz had the second-worst game in Vikings QB history. Cousins played for Kevin O’Connell in 2022 and half of 2023 before tearing his Achilles. So, he’s back. The 6-2 Vikings now face critical back-to-back games against NFC contenders Green Bay and San Francisco.

Can Cousins maximize this No. 1 defense? The Vikings take the lead on this week’s episode of the Ty & Bob Pod, your two-hour NFC North show.

Stick with us for the full episode. My co-host, Bob McGinn, predicts each game for each team throughout.

Elsewhere, the Chicago Bears managed to win despite four Caleb Williams interceptions — a testament to what Ben Johnson has built. McGinn isn’t concerned about the QB. Get his full player-by-player breakdown on this wacky 27-24 win over Tampa Bay.

Has Detroit’s defense turned the corner for good? Dan Campbell’s gang gritted out a 19-9 win in Miami.

Finally, it was bombs away for Jordan Love, Matt LaFleur and the Packers in Foxborough. Sustainable? We’ll see. The weather’s turning. But, hey, why change a thing when you’re torching the defending AFC Champs for 478 yards and 45 points?

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