You don’t always see teams try to convert a fake punt but the Minnesota Vikings did just that on Sunday morning.
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With the Vikings offense sputtering and struggling to string together successful drives, head coach Kevin O’Connell and special teams coordinator Matt Daniels decided to pull a trick out of their bag of goodies to try and spark the offense.
Vikings rookie punter Ryan Wright is a former high school quarterback and does a good job hitting rookie wide receiver Jalen Nailor for his first catch in the National Football League.
The drive continued after the conversion but stalled after a couple of penalties. That led to a Greg Joseph field goal to put the Vikings up 19-14.
The Vikings have spoken often about being more aggressive and trying to take advantage of situations and thy did just that on this fake punt.
