Vikings kicker Will Reichard missed two field-goal attempts — plus a third nullified by penalty — but cleared two others in Sunday's 27-25 win over the Packers. The rookie sixth-round pick from Alabama is now 21-of-26 on the season.

This was the second time Reichard has missed multiple attempts in a game, the first being his 0-of-2 performance against the Colts on Nov. 3. After that game, Reichard landed on injured reserve with a quad injury and missed the next four games.

Special teams coordinator Matt Daniels said Tuesday that Reichard's injury was not a factor in his missed kicks against Green Bay, which was his fourth game back from injured reserve.

"He's not injured at all," Daniels said. "He's perfectly fine."

Instead, Daniels said Reichard got too far under the ball on his 57-yard attempt that dropped short and hit the crossbar midway through the first quarter.

On Reichard's 43-yard attempt in the fourth quarter, Daniels said the young kicker needed to trust his line would hold and give him time. The kick pulled left and hit the upright.

"He felt good about the hit — kind of talking to him after it happened, it just ended up kind of drawing a little bit on him," Daniels said. "He has a natural draw on all the balls that he does hit. He's just gotta trust the line. — It was a nice, good, clean hit, just kind of drew on him at the last second."

Reichard's third missed kick, which didn't count against him, and one of his successful attempts came in a bizarre sequence at the end of the first half that saw him attempt three field goals in a row.

His miss came from 55 yards but was nullified by an offsides penalty. He cleared the next kick from 50 yards but was iced by a last-second Green Bay timeout. He then nailed another attempt from the same distance to give the Vikings a 13-3 halftime lead.

Daniels, who's previously spoken about how hard Reichard took his stint on injured reserve, said Reichard is always tough on himself following a miss because of the impact it has on his teammates.

Daniels has stressed to him the importance of being "poised through the noise" and sticking to a single thought process to survive the high-pressure scenarios, which will only become more prevalent through playoffs.

"As we get into these more tighter games, as you're building to it, every point is gonna truly start to matter here … so when he does miss that type of kick, he understands what the result is and how it can kind of effect the turnout of the game," Daniels said. "It doesn't weigh on him from a mental standpoint, but he does kind of feel it."

Vikings earn second-most Pro Bowl votes

Sunday night's matchup between the Vikings and Lions will be rife with top Pro Bowl vote-getters.

The Lions led the league in fan votes received; the Vikings came in second. The number of fan votes for each team was not included in the league's news release Tuesday.

Six Vikings players received the most fan votes in the NFC at their respective positions: fullback C.J. Ham, outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel, cornerback Byron Murphy Jr., strong safety Josh Metellus, long snapper Andrew DePaola and Trent Sherfield Sr. for special teams.

Wide receiver Justin Jefferson finished second in voting behind the Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown.

The Lions had nine players earn the most votes at their positions. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs and quarterback Jared Goff were also among the Top 5 overall vote getters.

Lions center Frank Ragnow, of Victoria and Chanhassen High School, is the leading vote getter at his position.

The votes of players and coaches will be added to the fan tally, and the Pro Bowl rosters will be announced Thursday.

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  • Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores extended condolences to the family of sportscaster Greg Gumbel, who Flores said was a neighbor of his while living in Florida. Gumbel died at 78 on Dec. 27.
  • Flores gave his thoughts on the cut block outside linebacker Pat Jones II took from Packers tight end Tucker Kraft that knocked Jones out of the game with a knee injury and drew controversy: "It's a legal play. I know there's been discussions about getting that one out. … It was tough to watch, as we all saw." Head coach Kevin O'Connell said Monday that Jones could "possibly make it this week."

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