Tonight’s matchup marks the first time since 1963 that two quarterbacks have played against their former teams in the same game. Kirk Cousins, now the starting quarterback for the Vikings, will battle his former employers for the first time in his career. Washington Redskins quarterback Case Keenum, meanwhile, will play the Vikings for the first time since leaving them in the offseason of 2018.
The two quarterbacks have taken diverging paths since leaving their former teams. Kirk Cousins had an up-and-down first season with the Vikings after signing a record-breaking deal, but he’s since caught fire in 2019, and he’s in the midst of a hot streak that has him ranked up with the top passers in the league.