Will Reichard keeps doing the one thing the Vikings can count on right now: putting points on the board.
On Sunday against Miami, the Minnesota kicker was responsible for every point in a 15-10 win, drilling five field goals from 47, 50, 33, 41 and 29 yards. By the end of the game, he had stretched the NFL’s longest active streak to 31 straight made field goals and matched Fuad Reveiz for the second-longest run in Vikings history.
The home crowd at U.S. Bank Stadium made sure Reichard got his moment, too.
During the two-minute warning, his face went up on the giant videoboards and the reaction was loud enough to turn him into the center of the afternoon. Reichard, though, didn’t even realize what was happening until long snapper Andrew DePaola told him about it after the game.
“I was just focused on the game,” Reichard said. “It’s awesome.
Our fans have been really supportive of me since I’ve been here, so it means a lot. It’s pretty cool.”
For a Vikings team that is still searching for rhythm offensively, especially in the passing game, Reichard’s reliability has become a major part of the story. Minnesota has won its way to 4-0 while ranking near the bottom of most offensive categories, and Reichard has handled 31.3% of the team’s total points.
He also scored all of Minnesota’s points in a 9-3 win over Chicago on Sept. 20.
“I just try not to think about that,” Reichard said. “Take every rep as its own. Move on to the next one and keep doing my job.”
The streak has been built on repetition, according to Reichard, who said, “I think it’s just repetition,” Reichard said. “I’ve been doing this since I was in second grade. I’ve got a lot of reps in this thing, so you’ve just got to trust in it.”
Sunday’s game fit the pattern for Minnesota’s offense. The Vikings struggled to move the ball for much of the day against a winless Dolphins team, but Kyler Murray finally completed a few short passes in the second half to help the Vikings move the chains and set up Reichard for more scoring chances.
His teammates know exactly how valuable that has been.
“Will, he’s a dog, man,” wide receiver Jordan Addison said. “We need him. But we need to help him out.”
Murray, meanwhile, smiled when asked about the kicker’s run.
“I’m a little superstitious when it comes to kickers,” Murray said, “so just keep on doing what he’s doing. He’s amazing.”
Reichard’s current streak has also placed him in rare company within Vikings history. He has not missed a field goal since Oct. 23, 2025, in Minnesota’s loss at the Los Angeles Chargers. Gary Anderson still owns the team record with 35 straight made field goals during the 1998 regular season, before his infamous miss late in the NFC championship game against Atlanta.
The last couple of games have added a small wrinkle to Reichard’s routine, with punter Johnny Hekker stepping in as the holder while injured Brett Thorson is out. So far, though, the switch has not changed a thing: Hekker has been perfect in the role.
That part may not be a coincidence. Hekker had been sharing holding duties in training camp before Thorson won the punting job, so the setup was already familiar when the Vikings needed him again.
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