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Insiders predict whether Kirk Cousins will keep the Vikings atop the NFC North

Sure, the Minnesota Vikings won the NFC North last season, but Aaron Rodgers played only seven games because of a broken collarbone sustained in the Green Bay Packers' Week 6 loss at Minnesota. When healthy, Rodgers is the best quarterback in the league. But the Vikings upgraded at QB by signing prized free agent Kirk Cousins. Will Cousins be enough to keep the Vikings atop the NFC North in 2018, even if Rodgers is healthy all season? ESPN's NFC North writers weigh in.

ESPN Vikings reporter Courtney Cronin: Cousins can't win a Super Bowl on his own, but his signing makes all the difference for a team vying for its first Lombardi Trophy.