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Minnesota Vikings training camp battles: Kicking competition

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Without a doubt, fans of the Minnesota Vikings have endured a love-hate relationship with their kickers throughout the franchise’s storied existence.

Gary Anderson made every field goal and extra point attempt in the Vikings’ 15-1 1998 season, only to miss when it mattered most during the closing moments of the NFC Championship. Blair Walsh was booming multiple kicks from over 50 yards through the uprights in 2015 but horribly shanked a 27-yarder that would have sealed a playoff victory over the vaunted Seattle Seahawks.

The misery continued for most of 2016 as the Blair Walsh horror show continued as he missed 25 percent of his field goal attempts and four extra points .