Blair Walsh didn’t pack much for his bye week getaway to Georgia. Among the important items were cleats and kicking sticks. The footballs were shipped and waiting for him when he arrived at his alma mater’s practice facility in Athens.
A one-day, laid-back kicking session was the medicine the Vikings kicker needed to begin flushing out any remaining issues he picked up in the preseason and carried into the first few weeks of the regular season.