Myles Price just got named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season, and honestly, if you’ve been watching, you know this dude is absolutely electrifying. This isn’t just a one-off either, it’s the second week in a row a Minnesota Viking has snagged this award, with Isaiah Rodgers grabbing it last week. You gotta give it up for the third phase of the game, it’s making some serious noise right now.
Price Just Broke a Decade-Long Drought with Pure Speed
This award came after Price went OFF in the Vikings’ 23-16 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium this past Sunday. The highlight reel play? An incredible 86-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter that completely changed the momentum of the game. Get this: that wasn’t just any old touchdown, folks. It snapped a DECADE-LONG drought for the Vikings, their first punt return score since Marcus Sherels did it way back in Week 5 of the 2016 season against the Texans. Price’s return is literally the only punt return touchdown in the entire NFL through the first three weeks of the season. He racked up 132 kick return yards and 106 punt return yards in that single game. His 238 total return yards in that one outing aren’t just big, they’re the most by any player in Vikings franchise history. We haven’t seen return numbers like that from anyone in the NFL since Nyhiem Hines put up 241 in Week 18 of the 2023 season. That’s some elite company right there.
Leading the League In EVERYTHING, What Even Is Next?
Price isn’t just having a good game or two; he’s dominating the league early on. Through the first three weeks of this NFL season, Price is straight-up leading the NFL in multiple categories. We’re talking 130 punt return yards, the sole punt return touchdown, a ridiculous 21.7 yards per punt return, 353 kickoff return yards, and a staggering 483 all-purpose yards. That’s not just good, that’s MVP-level special teams play, showing up in every single facet. This dude is a certified game-wrecker. For the Vikings, this is the 20th weekly player award in the Kevin O’Connell era, and a whopping seventh Special Teams Player of the Week Award. It also marks the third time under O’Connell that they’ve gotten back-to-back weekly player awards, which is a testament to the consistency. They did it in Weeks 15 and 16 of the 2022 season with Kirk Cousins and Greg Joseph, and again in Weeks 6 and 7 of the 2023 season with Jordan Hicks and Camryn Bynum. That kind of consistent recognition for different players across different phases of the game tells you everything you need to know about the coaching staff and the talent they’ve got.
So, what’s next for Myles Price and the Vikings? With him playing like this, every opponent has to sweat when the punt unit trots out. He’s already owning the league in returns, and Week 4 is just around the corner. You just know everyone is watching to see if he can keep this absolute heater going. Keep your eyes peeled, because Price is showing he’s a true difference-maker, and this early season momentum could be huge.
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Originally reported by Daily Norseman.
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