The Minnesota Vikings currently have undrafted rookie Max Brosmer serving as J.J. McCarthy's backup after Carson Wentz was lost for the season last week due to a left shoulder injury, while veteran John Wolford is on the practice squad.

Vikings fans hoping for a splashy Kirk Cousins reunion may want to temper expectations. After a rough cameo with Atlanta and chatter that Minnesota is the only logical landing spot, the Falcons have not shown interest in moving him, and any deal would collide with each team’s need for a reliable veteran behind its starter.

Now is not the time for anyone in Vikings Nation to be thinking about Kirk Cousins riding back to Minnesota on a white horse to save the season.

The Atlanta Falcons are expected to start Kirk Cousins at quarterback in Week 8 vs. the Miami Dolphins, CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones reports, while Michael Penix Jr. remains sidelined with a bone bruise in his knee. It would be the veteran signal-caller's first start in more than 10 months since his benching.

ESPN's Seth Walder discussed players each team could target ahead of next week's trade deadline. For the Vikings, it was a name that refuses to leave the tongues of analysts and fans alike: Kirk Cousins. He mentions Cousins as someone who just makes too much sense to ignore his potential return to Minnesota as the deadline looms.

Kirk Cousins struggled in his first start of the season for the Atlanta Falcons. The 37-year-old quarterback got the nod in place of the injured Michael Penix Jr.

NFL insider Dan Graziano doesn't think that the Falcons blew an opportunity to trade Kirk Cousins after the latter's awful game.

The Vikings continue to be linked to their former quarterback despite them being seemingly all in on J.J. McCarthy.

Like Minnesota, the offensive pieces are in-place for a veteran quarterback to succeed in Cincinnati. Flacco has proven that. As recently as 2023, Cousins threw for 2,331 yards, 18 touchdowns and five interceptions - he could be an effective arm to lead Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.