Kirk Cousins seen warming up before a 2012 game against the Panthers (left) and during a 2015 game against the Buccaneers (right). (Photos by Larry French/Getty Images and Daniel Kucin Jr./Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins confirmed the team will wear burgundy throwback jerseys Sunday against the Vikings.

“Since I’ve been with the Redskins going back to 2012, we’ve had a game where a lot of the former players come back and we’re able to see them, and it’s a bit of a homecoming for everybody who’s been a part of this organization over many, many years, and it’s great history, and we’re kind of able to celebrate that tradition and that history,” Cousins told Grant Paulsen and Danny Rouhier Tuesday on 106.7 The Fan’s Under Center, driven by the Lindsay Automotive Group.

“As a result,” he said. “We wear jerseys that harken back to I think the team that won it all in the 30s.”

The helmets have been stripped of their stripes and the typical gold face masks have been replaced with gray face masks, the team announced on Monday. Not included in the announcement was which jerseys and pants they would wear for their annual homecoming game.

For 2015’s homecoming game against Tampa Bay, the Redskins wore the same burgundy throwback jerseys they’ve worn since 2012, along with their typical gold-masked Redskins helmet. After 2012, the one year they wore brown helmets patterned to look like the leather helmets of yesteryear, the NFL passed a safety provision requiring teams to wear the same helmets throughout the season.

“It looks a little more old-school. But we’ll wear the same jerseys we wore last year against Tampa Bay, and we always get positive feedback, Cousins said. “People say they think they look pretty good so hopefully it turns into playing good, too.”

The Redskins typically wait until game day to announce their uniform decisions. Even the Redskins.com article announcing the modified helmets only hints at Sunday’s remaining outfit, while not clearly putting it altogether.

From 2013-2015, the Redskins wore their throwback burgundy jersey with gray pants, but trotted out with the same helmet they wore every other game, minus the stripe down the middle. But for Sunday’s clash against the Vikings, the Redskins will be sporting a gray facemask, matching their pants, instead of the typical gold one.

But here’s a plot twist: How in the world are these gray pants? If these are gray pants, the same gray pants they’ll be wearing Sunday, then the gray face masks will definitely not be matching their pants.

Asked if the players get fired up to wear a different uniform, Cousins said, “I know for me, last year when we played Tampa, I thought it was cool when we ran out on the field and all the former players were there. There’s so much history in this organization — Super Bowls, and Hall of Famers and big-name players who came before us, who paved the way for the league that we’re able to play in and enjoy.”

“And so running out, high-fiving those guys, being able to stand next to them on the field, seeing them in pre-game, I think there’s something special to that, and always has been and we love the tradition,” he said. “We also think the jerseys look pretty good.

“We like kind of that gold and that more maroon burgundy look, and we always thought the yellow face mask didn’t go as well with the gold pants, but since they’re changing that up this year, I think we’ll look pretty good. And the big question is if you look good, hopefully you play good, but that’s the key. We’ve got to come out of this game with a win and get back on track now for the second half of the season.”

Cousins was asked if he’s given thought to wearing white-on-white, or burgundy-on-burgundy uniforms.

“I mean I’m open to all of it,” he said. “You know, I’ve seen it growing up watching the Redskins from a distance long before I was a part of the team. I saw the white-on-white and the burgundy-on-burgundy, and I see the clips of Sean Taylor and guys like that in those jerseys and I think it looks good, so I’m all for it. I love the burgundy pants this year on the road, I think most of the team has as well.”

“And obviously it’s way above my head what we do,” he added. “But I think all those looks would be pretty good.”

Update (Friday, 4:00 p.m.)

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