Cousins in Motor City & Rejuvenation Effort

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings (5-6) are transitioning from a venue in which they’ve never won (Levi’s Stadium) to a place where they’ve won four in a row (Ford Field).

The Lions (0-10-1) are eager to record their first win under first-year Head Coach Dan Campbell at noon (CT) Sunday when Minnesota visits. It also would snap an eight-game losing streak to the Vikings.

Minnesota has completed its worst travel stretch of the season, having visited Baltimore in Week 9, Los Angeles in Week 10 and San Francisco in Week 12.

The Vikings are trying to rejuvenate ahead of their final six games and began that process Wednesday by holding a walk-through session instead of a full practice.

Vikings uniform combination: TBD

Matchup to watch: Vikings QB Kirk Cousins vs. Lions defense

Cousins is a perfect 7-0 as a starter against Detroit since joining the Vikings in 2018.

He has completed 153 of 208 passes (73.6 percent) for 1,897 yards with 16 touchdowns against two interceptions. That’s good for a combined passer rating of 123.0.

Cousins has never had a passer rating below 93.9 in a game against Detroit, and his numbers in the Motor City while wearing Purple have been even more dominant.

In three games against squads led by former Lions head coach Matt Patricia, the Vikings implemented concepts to challenge man-to-man defenses. Cousins completed 73 of 102 passes for 996 yards with 10 touchdowns and no interceptions for a combined passer rating of 135.1.

Even though the coaching staff has changed, Cousins should have plenty of confidence in his return to the state where he played high school and college football home games. It will be an opportunity for him to re-center after struggling at times at San Francisco.