The Minnesota Vikings have had their issues with kickers over the course of the last 20 years.
After cycling through kickers after Gary Anderson missed the game-clinching field goal in the 1998 NFC Championship Game, the Vikings seem to have found a really good one by happenstance.
After keeping Greg Joseph on the practice squad during the tumultuous 2020 season, he won the job before the 2021 season and rewarded the Vikings with a field goal percentage of 86.8%.
On Sunday’s 23-7 win over the Green Bay Packers, Joseph set a career-high in hitting a 56-yard field goal. In doing so, he tied the team record for longest field goal as well.
#Vikings Greg Joseph ties the team record for longest field goal in a game at 56 yards. He tied the record originally set by Paul Edinger in 2005 and Blair Walsh in 2012. Edinger commented Sunday on Joseph's kick. I haven't heard from Walsh. https://t.co/Ho4l2MbJw8
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) September 12, 2022
Set initially by Paul Edinger in 2005, Blair Walsh tied the record in his first game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2012. Joseph hit his today with ease and was on the money all game long.
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