Injured Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins appearing shirtless before Packers game, leading Skol chant is something no one expected
The last time the Green Bay Packers saw Kirk Cousins he tore his Achilles at Lambeau Field.
On Sunday night, the Packers saw him again, though not on the field, and it was quite the scene.
Cousins is out for the year so the Pro Bowl quarterback wasn't in uniform.
Instead, he was shirtless and leading the team's popular Skol chant with his son ahead of the Vikings' game against the Packers on "Sunday Night Football" and sounded the Gjallarhorn.
The veteran quarterback did wear an accessory. A huge gold chain.
What a look for New Year's Eve!
Shirtless Kirk Cousins getting the crowd FIRED UP! #Skolpic.twitter.com/leutZCG8nY
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) January 1, 2024
Cousins tore his Achilles in the fourth quarter of the Vikings' game against the Packers on Oct. 29. The Packers lost to the Vikings, 24-10, amid a four-game losing streak. Jaren Hall, the team's starter tonight, replaced Cousins in that game.
The Vikings then turned to quarterbacks Joshua Dobbs and Nick Mullens over the next two months before benching them both for Hall.
However, the Vikings benched Hall coming out of halftime and reinserted Mullens. Hall was 5 of 10 for 67 yards, one interception and a lost fumble in the first half. He had a 32.1 quarterback rating.
The Packers defense also sacked Hall three times. The Packers used an opportunistic and aggressive defense, along with a strong half by Jordan Love, to jump out to a 23-3 lead.
Social media reacted to Cousins being shirtless.
Shirtless Kirk Cousins leading the SKOL chant in Minnesota. This is incredible 😂 pic.twitter.com/dM1KU5iHwf
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 1, 2024
Kirk Cousins like you’ve never seen him before. pic.twitter.com/WWLiwmprU7
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) January 1, 2024
Nothing will get Vikings fans going quite like a shirtless Kirk Cousins leading the pregame #SKOL chant. #SNFpic.twitter.com/URorKeckWy
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 1, 2024
Shirtless Kirk Cousins leading the #SKOL chant was not on tonight's bingo card 🤣 pic.twitter.com/chvN11pByC
— DraftKings (@DraftKings) January 1, 2024
Kirk Cousins continues to win the hearts of Americans #skolpic.twitter.com/0XjmZofwlV
— Tatum Everett (@tatumeverett) January 1, 2024
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Twitter loves shirtless Kirk Cousins leading Skol chant vs Packers