Will Reichard, the Minnesota Vikings’ kicker, just snagged the NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 4, making it an absolutely wild three weeks in a row for the Vikes in that category. This isn’t just about one guy kicking well; it means Minnesota is now only the fifth team in NFL history to stack up three consecutive Special Teams Player of the Week awards, a feat not seen since the San Francisco 49ers pulled it off in 2011.
Reichard Is Straight Up Automatic
Talk about carrying the team! While the Vikings’ offense has been struggling to find the end zone, Reichard has been nothing short of money. In their 15-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, this man accounted for every single point. He drilled five field goals: a 50-yard bomb, a 47-yard beauty, and then a 41-yarder, a 33-yarder, and a 29-yard chip shot. That’s a perfect day when the team needed it most.
This isn’t a fluke, either. It’s the second time in his career Reichard has hit five field goals in a single game, matching his performance from Week 7 last season against Philadelphia. And get this: the dude is on an insane run of 31 consecutive made field goals, which is not only the longest active streak in the entire NFL but also ties him with Fuad Reveiz for the third-longest streak in Vikings history. If you count extra points, Reichard has converted 56 consecutive kicks! His last miss? A field goal attempt way back against the Los Angeles Chargers last season. The man is a machine. He even took home NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for the final month of the 2025 season. Consistency? Yeah, he’s got it.
A Historic Special Teams Run
The fact that Reichard won this award is big, but it’s even bigger when you look at the company he’s keeping. He’s the third Viking to win it in as many weeks. Isaiah Rodgers kicked things off by winning the award in Week 2, and then return specialist Myles Price followed up with the honors in Week 3. This triple-threat achievement puts the 2026 Vikings in incredibly rare territory. Besides the 2011 49ers, only three other teams have ever done it: the 2007 San Diego Chargers, the 2004 New Orleans Saints, and the 2003 Kansas City Chiefs. That’s some serious company, proving that this special teams unit is absolutely locked in right now.
What’s next for Reichard and this Vikings special teams unit? All eyes will be on that streak. Can he keep hitting every kick? Can the Vikings’ special teams keep dominating week after week? You gotta believe they’re hungry to keep this historic run going!
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Originally reported by Daily Norseman.
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