It was a tough night for the Minnesota Vikings kicker Will Reichard. He missed two of his field goal attempts, with one of them hitting the post. After his final kickoff in the Vikings-Colts game on Sunday Night Football, the broadcast showed him limping slightly after the kick. The NBC broadcast updated his status, noting that he is dealing with a right thigh injury.

Reichard put a heating pad on it and went in and out of the medical tent on Sunday evening. He also limped significantly on the field. The Vikings currently lead the Colts 21-10 in the fourth quarter.

Long before Sunday Night Football, he hadn't missed a single shot all season. But Reichard was clearly in pain several times during the game.

Coming into the game with the Colts, Reichard made 14 of his 14 field goal attempts and hit 20 of his 20 extra points during the 2024 season.

More about Will Reichard and his college career

Reichard was a star at Alabama. The Crimson Tide star made 84 of his 100 field goal attempts and made nearly all but two of his 297 career extra point attempts. Because of this, he set an NCAA record with 547 points scored.

The Vikings selected him in the fifth round of the NFL Draft in April. He's the only kicker on the roster now, so he's earned his spot. Greg Joseph had been the Vikings' kicker for the past three seasons. But he signed with the Packers in the offseason.

Minnesota had taken a look at the XFL kicker John Parker Romowho had spent time in several NFL training camps throughout his career. But the Vikings waived him earlier this summer, leaving Reichard as the only kicker.

During the offseason, Reichard told reporters that he wasn't thinking about anything other than kicking.

“I just try to do my best and try to find the best version of myself every day that I come out here and try to get one percent better every day,” the Vikings rookie said. Wherever this takes me, it takes me somehow. I’m just trying to find a way to be the best version of myself.”

Suzanne Halliburton from On3 also contributed to this article.