The Green Bay Packers are facing off against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 10, and their matchup just got a lot more challenging following the NFL trade deadline.

Minnesota swung a blockbuster trade with the Las Vegas Raiders, landing Kirk Cousins as their new starting quarterback in exchange for a 2027 third-round pick.

After the trade, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters, including Ryan Wood of USA Today, that he was "surprised" at the price the Vikings paid, as he thought Cousins would fetch a larger return.

Packers HC 'surprised' at small price Vikings paid to land Kirk Cousins

"I was surprised they didn't get more for him, quite honestly," LaFleur said. "I was shocked when I saw what they were trading him for."

This quote from LaFleur comes ahead of the Packers facing off against the Vikings and their new quarterback, which just made game-planning a lot more challenging, as Cousins is easily that team's best starting quarterback.

So, LaFleur might be a little peeved at facing a much more challenging NFC North rival following this trade. But he does have reason to be shocked at the price the Vikings paid.

Considering some of the other deals done before the NFL trade deadline, it was a bit of a surprise the Vikings only had to give up a third-rounder, and the later one of their two third-round picks.

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They are keeping the Philadelphia Eagles' third-rounder, which is likely going to be near the top of the round, while sending their own likely late third-rounder to the Raiders for Cousins.

Considering how desperate the Vikings were for a quarterback, it would not have been a surprise if the Raiders demanded a second-round pick, or more than just a third-rounder, in return for the veteran QB.

Minnesota was probably going to do whatever it took to land Cousins, within reason, and only sending a likely late third-round pick is a no-brainer for the Vikings.

While there might be a little saltiness to LaFleur's comment, he does bring up a good point. This is a surprisingly mellow return for a QB who could elevate the Vikings to Super Bowl contenders.

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