Even though he was not named to the Pro Bowl Games for reasons beyond the realm of my comprehension, Minnesota Vikings kicker Will Reichard did garner some recognition that no member of the franchise has gotten in quite a while.
It has just been announced that Reichard has been named the NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Month for the final month of the 2025 NFL season. He is the first member of the Vikings to receive the award since Cordarrelle Patterson was honored in September of 2013.
For the month of December, Reichard was a perfect 12-for-12 on extra points and 12-for-12 on field goals, including three field goals of 50 yards or longer. In connecting on those field goals, he set the Vikings’ franchise record for most 50+ yard field goals in a season with 11, surpassing the record set by Blair Walsh in 2012. His 11 field goals of 50 yards or more this season also tied him for the NFL lead in that category with Brandon Aubrey and Chase McLaughlin.
Reichard is also the first player in NFL history to have four field goals of at least 59 yards in a single season, and only four kickers in NFL history have more field goals of that distance or more in their careers. His field goal percentage of 94.3% was the highest in the NFL among kickers with at least 30 attempts, and he set a new franchise record with a 62-yard field goal in Week 3 against Cincinnati.
Here are all of the players in Vikings history who have ever won the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month Award.
- K Fuad Reveiz (December 1994)
- P Mitch Berger (November 1998, September 1999, December 2000)
- P Chris Kluwe (September 2005)
- KR Percy Harvin (September 2012)
- K Blair Walsh (December 2012)
- KR Cordarrelle Patterson (September 2013)
- K Will Reichard (December 2025/January 2026)
Congratulations to Will Reichard on being named the NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Month for the final month of the 2025 NFL regular season!
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