For two seasons, Kirk Cousins and Stefon Diggs had quite the connection. In their time together in Minnesota, Diggs had 163 catches for 2,151 yards and 15 touchdowns. 

And then Diggs wanted out. He was eventually traded to the Buffalo Bills, giving the Vikings the 22nd pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. 

That pick became Justin Jefferson, who was fourth in the NFL in receiving yards in his rookie season and has 20 touchdown catches in his first 2 ½ years in the league. 

Ahead of Minnesota’s matchup with the Bills Sunday, Cousins said the move has worked out for both sides.

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"I think it’s one that’s worked out for everybody involved," Cousins said Wednesday when asked to reflect on the trade. "I think Stefon was wanting a different opportunity, and his production in Buffalo would suggest that’s worked out very well for him. 

"It was tough to lose him, but when you’re able to go get Justin – which is not easy to do – when you lose Stefon without the guarantee of replacing that, it’s hard. Being able to get Justin made it sting a little less, if you will, with the way Justin’s played. But, make no mistake about it, Stefon is an elite receiver. He’s shown that here, he’s shown that there, and he’s doing it again this year. And it doesn’t surprise me in the least having played with him."

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Diggs has not skipped a beat since the trade, catching 290 passes for 3,617 yards and 25 touchdowns with Buffalo.

Sunday will be the first time Diggs will be facing his former team, and the elite wide receiver has taken notice of Jefferson’s immense talents. 

"It's hard not to pay attention," Diggs said Wednesday of Jefferson, according to NFL.com "When you're one of the receivers in the league playing at a high level, you won't be able to not see other guys playing at a high level."

The health of Bills quarterback Josh Allen is the big question mark heading into Sunday's game. Allen has been limited in practice after injuring his throwing elbow against the New York Jets in Week 9.

Republicans will fail to gain enough seats to take back the Senate majority, according to a projection by DecisionDeskHQ. The Senate will remain under Democrat control, since ties are broken by the vice president.

The projection came after DecisionDeskHQ called the Nevada race for the Democrats. The partisan makeup of the Senate will be decided after the December 6 Senate runoff between Republican Herschel Walker and Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA).

Although polls tightened in the final month leading up to the election, the 2022 midterms quickly turned into a disaster for Republicans. RealClearPolitics’ Senate Projection predicted the GOP would pick up three seats – Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada. But in Arizona, Sen. Mark Kelly, the incumbent Democrat, was leading by two points a week before Election Day, and managed to hold on even after the state’s Libertarian candidate Marc Victor dropped out and endorsed Republican candidate Blake Masters on November 1.

Nevada offered the GOP a chance to flip a seat, with former state Attorney General Adam Laxalt leading in most polls against incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto. In the end, Laxalt failed to oust Cortez Masto.

Another key Senate race included Ohio, where Republican J.D. Vance defeated longtime Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan to help the GOP hold the seat vacated by retiring Sen. Rob Portman.

In New Hampshire, Sen. Maggie Hassan, the incumbent and a former governor, was initially expected to win easily, with polls as late as October showing her up six or seven points on Republican challenger Don Bolduc. But in the weeks leading up to the election, Bolduc, a retired U.S. Army general, took a narrow lead in multiple polls. On election day, however, Hassan was victorious, winning 53.9% of the vote.

Another seat Republicans were hoping to hold was in Pennsylvania, where Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz ran against Democratic State Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman. Fetterman was leading by double digits in polls back in July and August, but his decision to keep running after suffering a stroke in May and disastrous debate performance caused his poll numbers to fall. Oz, however, wasn’t able to overtake Fetterman.