It wasn’t long into Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles that Minnesota Vikings fans fell victim to the kicker-related terrorism that’s been plaguing the team for years.
Dan Bailey missed two of his first three field goal attempts, but later redeemed himself by making two successful kicks in the second half, including a game-winning 52-yarder late in the fourth quarter.
To the delight of nervous Vikings fans everywhere it appears Bailey was able to do something the team’s previous kickers could not; get out of his head.
While it’s fair to think that the recent history of kicking woes can be attributed to the player possessing the right mindset, one can’t help but wonder why this special teams unit as a whole has seemingly regressed the past couple of seasons.