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flag Vikings' Levi Rodriguez blocks field goal, earns NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.

flag Defensive lineman Levi Drake Rodriguez of the Minnesota Vikings was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 9 after blocking a 45-yard field goal attempt by Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates in the fourth quarter of a 27-24 victory. flag The block, recovered by Isaiah Rodgers and returned 41 yards, shifted momentum and set up the game-winning field goal. flag It marked Rodriguez’s first career blocked field goal and the first for Bates. flag A seventh-round pick in the 2024 draft, Rodriguez earned the honor as the ninth non-specialist and second defensive player in Vikings history to receive the award. flag His performance, including a sack on his first defensive snap, highlights a breakout season. flag The Vikings have now had 17 NFC Players of the Week under head coach Kevin O’Connell.

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