Eagan, Minn. (October 9, 2019) – Vikings K Dan Bailey has been named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against the New York Giants in Week 5.
Bailey was a perfect 4-for-4 on field goals and 2-for-2 on extra points against the Giants. The former Oklahoma State Cowboy scored 14 points last week, his highest total as a member of the Vikings. Bailey tied Ravens K Justin Tucker and Cardinals K Zane Gonzalez for the most among all specialists in Week 5. The ninth-year pro connected on field goals of 31, 48, 32 and 45 yards at New York and is now 7-for-8 (87.5%) on field goals in 2019.
The NFC Player of the Week award is the fourth of Bailey's career, with the previous three coming as a member of the Cowboys.
The Vikings have had 17 different players claim 19 total NFC Player of the Week Honors since Head Coach Mike Zimmer's hire in 2014.
VIKINGS NAMED NFC PLAYER OF THE WEEK UNDER ZIMMER
Defensive
Anthony Barr, LB
2014, Week 8, at Tampa Bay
Special Teams
Adam Thielen, WR
2014, Week 13, vs. Carolina
Special Teams
Marcus Sherels, PR
2015, Week 8, at Chicago
Defensive
Linval Joseph, DT
2015, Week 9, vs. St. Louis
Defensive
Terence Newman, CB
2015, Week 10, at Oakland
Special Teams
Blair Walsh, K
2015, Week 16, vs. NY Giants
Defensive
Everson Griffen, DE
2015,Week 17, at Green Bay
Defensive
Eric Kendricks, LB
2016, Week 1, at Tennessee
Offensive
Stefon Diggs, WR
2016, Week 2, vs. Green Bay
Defensive
Everson Griffen, DE
2016, Week 3, at Carolina
Defensive
Xavier Rhodes, CB
2016, Week 11, vs. Arizona
Offensive
Special Teams
Sam Bradford, QB
Kai Forbath, K
2017, Week 1, vs. New Orleans
2017, Week 7, vs. Baltimore
Defensive
Defensive
Harrison Smith, S
Harrison Smith, S
2017, Week 16, at Green Bay
2018, Week 1, vs. San Francisco
Defensive
Danielle Hunter, DE
2018, Week 9, vs. Detroit
Offensive
Dalvin Cook, RB
2018, Week 15, vs. Miami
Defensive
Anthony Harris, S
2019, Week 1, vs. Atlanta
Special Teams
Dan Bailey, K
2019, Week 5, at NY Giants
