Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will play in prime-time against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. Cousins infamously has a subpar 4-12 career record when playing at that time of day, including 0-3 this season for the Vikings.

However, Cousins claims he treats prime-time games the same as any other. He also doesn’t think there’s any deep-seated reason for the Vikings' struggles other than the fact that they usually face good teams in those games.

“We got flexed to that prime-time [game] last week because we were playing a really good football team,” Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins said per Ben Goessling of the Star Tribune. “If either of us weren’t good, I don’t think we would have been flexed. If there’s a difference with prime time, that would be it. I certainly don’t treat them any differently.”

Moreover, Cousins also raises the point that his poor career win-loss record in prime-time doesn’t necessarily correspond to how well he played in a particular game.

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Something’s got to give on Sunday night, though, as Cousins and the Bears — who are winless in prime-time this year — face the Packers, who are 0-5 on the road this season.

Cousins was excellent in his first meeting against the Packers in Week 2. He threw for 425 yards and four touchdowns, but the game ended in a tie as he was let down by his kicker, who missed two field goals in overtime.

If Cousins can come close to recreating that type of performance, he and the Vikings should be a good bet to snap their prime-time slump.