Ryan Wright wins NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
The Minnesota Vikings had some impressive individual performances on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. However, Vikings punter Ryan Wright arguably had the best showing.
The NFL agreed.
This week, Wright was recognized as the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. He became the second punter, since 2016, to punt 10 times with his team getting the victory. The other was Denver Broncos punter Corliss Waltman in Week 3 against the Las Vegas Raiders.
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Over his 10 punts, Wright averaged 44.1 yards per punt and nailed six of them inside the 20. He boomed a punt over 80 yards in the air for an official long of 73 yards. The ball landed at the six-yard line and backed up the Dolphins.
The 73-yard punt registered as the second-longest in the league.
"He worked way too much, obviously, with the 10 punts, but he got himself a game ball," Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell said in his postgame news conference.
It's not the best thing in the world to have a Vikings' best player in a game be the punter, but it's also great to see the purple and gold have a player that can flip the field.
Wright will look to keep it going after the bye week. The Vikings host the Arizona Cardinals in Week 8.