EAGAN, Minn. — The man with an NFL-leading 12 3-point field goals through the first four weeks of the season has added a threepeat.
Vikings kicker Will Reichard on Wednesday was announced as the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 4. He continued a streak of recognition for members of Minnesota's third phase that began with Isaiah Rodgers claiming the honor in Week 2 and continued last week with Myles Price's selection a day before the return specialist was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September.
Coincidentally, Price kept that latter award in house since he was the first player to claim it this season after Reichard garnered the honor for December/January.
Reichard drilled all five field goals he attempted Sunday (47, 50, 33, 41 and 29) for Minnesota's 15-10 victory that improved the Vikings to 4-0 on the season.
View photos of Vikings kicker Will Reichard during the 2025 season.
His 12 successful field goals this season have extended his streak to 31, a run that dates to the middle of last season and is tied with Fuad Reveiz for the second longest in Vikings history.
"Will is constantly finding ways to improve, whether it's the ball striking, going through certain drills to make sure his plant foot isn't too tight," Special Teams Coordinator Matt Daniels said. "He's always looking for ways to make sure he's sticking to a routine and a process that's always consistent to what his standard is."
Reichard also has expanded his toolbox during kickoffs, making returns more difficult for opponents, which has already proven to be helpful in winning field position battles. His final kickoff Sunday landed at the Miami 14-yard line and was muffed briefly before it was recovered at the 17 and returned for 1 yard.
That field position helped Minnesota's defense quickly force a three-and-punt, and the offense maintained possession for the final 5:41 of the game.
Reichard is now the 21st Viking to win an NFC Player of the Week award under Head Coach Kevin O'Connell (since 2022).
According to NFL Communications, the Vikings threepeat is the first by a team since the 49ers in Weeks 15-17 of 2011.
There have been three other instances of a team having a player win three or more consecutive Player of the Week awards. The 2003 Chiefs featured Dante Hall, who claimed the honor four straight times (Weeks 2-5). The 2004 Saints had four different players with highpoints from Weeks 14-17, and the 2007 Chargers put together a run of three from Weeks 8-10, which included Antonio Cromartie's NFL record 109-yard return of a missed field goal against the Vikings in Week 9. That contest is best known for Adrian Peterson setting the NFL single-game rushing record at 296 yards.
21 NFC Players of the Week under Kevin O'Connell in 72 regular-season games
2026: Week 4 vs. Miami: Will Reichard, K (Special Teams)
2026: Week 3 at Tampa Bay: Myles Price, WR (Special Teams)
2026 Week 2 at Chicago: Isaiah Rodgers, CB (Special Teams)
2025 Week 17 vs. Detroit: Harrison Smith, S (Defensive)
2025 Week 9 at Detroit: Levi Drake Rodriguez, DL (Special Teams)
2025 Week 3 vs. Cincinnati: Isaiah Rodgers, CB (Defensive)
2025 Week 1 at Chicago: J.J. McCarthy, QB (Offensive)
2024 Week 16 at Seattle: Andrew Van Ginkel, OLB (Defensive)
2024 Week 14 vs. Atlanta: Sam Darnold, QB (Offensive)
2024 Week 3 vs. Houston: Jonathan Greenard, OLB (Defensive)
2023 Week 14 at Las Vegas: Ivan Pace, Jr., LB (Defensive)
2023 Week 9 at Atlanta: Joshua Dobbs, QB (Offensive)
2023 Week 7 vs. San Francisco: Camryn Bynum, S (Defensive)
2023 Week 6 at Chicago: Jordan Hicks, LB (Defensive)
2022 Week 16 vs. New York Giants: Greg Joseph, K (Special Teams)
2022 Week 15 vs. Indianapolis: Kirk Cousins, QB (Offensive)
2022 Week 12 vs. New England: Kene Nwangwu, RB/KR (Special Teams)
2022 Week 10 at Buffalo: Justin Jefferson, WR (Offensive)
2022 Week 8 vs. Arizona: Za'Darius Smith, OLB (Defensive)
2022 Week 6 at Miami: Ryan Wright, P (Special Teams)
2022 Week 4 vs. New Orleans in London: Greg Joseph, K (Special Teams)
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