Vikings-Saints Game Ends on Amazing Double-Doink Field Goal Miss (Video)

The London goalpost was unforgiving for New Orleans kicker Will Lutz.

Sunday’s Week 4 game in London between the Vikings and Saints ended in heartbreak for New Orleans fans after Will Lutz’s long field goal attempt as time expired bounced off an upright and the crossbar before ultimately falling short. 

Trailing by three points with less than a minute remaining, Andy Dalton drove the Saints into field goal range with two seconds left. Lutz, who drilled a 60-yarder earlier in the game, trotted out onto the field to attempt a 61-yard kick.

Off of Lutz’s foot, the kick appeared to be on line and have the distance. However, the ball clipped off the left upright, bounced down to the crossbar and ultimately fell to the ground in the end zone. 

Vikings players leaped in celebration and ran onto the field after the double-doink, while Saints players and coaches looked on incredulously at the team’s misfortune. 

The missed kick allowed Minnesota to hold on for a 28–25 win.

The Vikings improved to 3–1 on the season with the victory, while the downtrodden Saints prepared to head back across the Atlantic Ocean at a disappointing 1–3.

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Zach Koons is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about Formula One. He joined SI as a breaking/trending news writer in February 2022 before joining the programming team in 2023. Koons previously worked at The Spun and interned for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He currently hosts the "Bleav in Northwestern" podcast and received a bachelor's in journalism from Northwestern University.