Eden Prairie, MN (October 25, 2017) – Vikings K Kai Forbath has been named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Baltimore last week. He made all six of his field goal attempts, both career-highs. The performance tied the second most FGs made in a game in Vikings history, behind Rich Karlis' team record 7-of-7 vs. L.A. Rams on 11/5/89. Forbath hit FGs from 52, 51, 43, 43, 34, and 32, setting a career-high with 18 points and marking the first time in his career he has made multiple FGs over 50 yards in a single game.
The NFC Player of the Week award is the second of Forbath's career (2014, Week 8 vs. Dallas) and his first as a member of the Vikings. It marks the second player of the week honor of the year for the team (Sam Bradford, Week 1) and the ninth under Special Teams Coordinator Mike Priefer.
RECENT VIKINGS TO BE NAMED NFC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
2014 | Adam Thielen, WR | Week 13, vs. Carolina
2015 | Marcus Sherels, PR | Week 8, at Chicago
2015 | Blair Walsh, K | Week 16, vs. N.Y. Giants
2017 | Kai Forbath, K | Week 7, vs. Baltimore
VIKINGS TO BE NAMED NFC PLAYER OF THE WEEK UNDER ZIMMER
Defensive | Anthony Barr, LB | 2014, Week 8, at Tampa Bay
Special Teams | Adam Thielen, WR | 2014, Week 13, vs. Carolina
Special Teams | Marcus Sherels, PR | 2015, Week 8, at Chicago
Defensive | Linval Joseph, DT | 2015, Week 9, vs. St. Louis
Defensive | Terence Newman, CB | 2015, Week 10, at Oakland
Special Teams | Blair Walsh, K | 2015, Week 16, vs. NY Giants
Defensive | Everson Griffen, DE | 2015,Week 17, at Green Bay
Defensive | Eric Kendricks, LB | 2016, Week 1, at Tennessee
Offensive | Stefon Diggs, WR | 2016, Week 2, vs. Green Bay
Defensive | Everson Griffen, DE | 2016, Week 3, at Carolina
Defense | Xavier Rhodes, CB | 2016, Week 11, vs. Arizona
Offense | Sam Bradford, QB | 2017, Week 1, vs. New Orleans
Special Teams | Kai Forbath, K | 2017, Week 7, vs. Baltimore
