EAGAN Minnesota Vikings Jerseys Stitched , Minn. (AP) —me kicking trouble, the Minnesota Vikings have acquired specialist Kaare Vedvik in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens.Vedvik has kicked and punted for Baltimore, which was set at those positions with standouts Justin Tucker and Sam Koch. The Ravens announced on Sunday they obtained an unspecified draft pick in the deal, pending a physical exam for Vedvik, and the Vikings released veteran long snapper Kevin McDermott later to make room.Vedvik was expendable to the Ravens because of the consistency and excellence of Tucker and Koch, and the league-wide interest in the native of Norway and former Marshall University kicker and punter increased after Vedvik went 4 for 4 on field goals in Baltimore’s first preseason game on Thursday. One was from 55 yards, and Vedvik also made a pair of extra points and punted twice for a 55.5-yard average.The Ravens announced the trade just minutes before Vikings coach Mike Zimmer spoke to reporters. He declined to acknowledge the deal.“If we indeed made a trade, it’s to try to get better guys, wherever we do that,” Zimmer said.Minnesota currently has veteran kicker Dan Bailey, who missed seven field-goal attempts last season with a career-worst 75% conversation rate, and punter Matt Wile. By cutting the incumbent McDermott, the Vikings have turned over the long snapper role to rookie Austin Cutting, a seventh-round draft pick from Air Force. They’ve been trying different holders in camp Garrett Bradbury black jersey , too, creating more instability in a kicking unit that has struggled often during Zimmer’s five-plus-year tenure.Bailey connected on all four of his extra-point attempts and didn’t have a field-goal try in the first preseason game on Friday.“Honestly, I really like Dan Bailey,” Zimmer said. “I think he’s a very professional, mature kid. We’ve been having some issues with the three, the snap, hold, kick kind of thing. And having two long snappers, I think that’s added to it a little bit because the timing is different. The holding we’re working on quite a bit. I like Dan.”Wile, who was the holder last year, was tied for ninth in the NFL in 2018 with a 41.5-yard net punting average. He punted twice Friday for a 42.5-yard average.“The first punt was inside the 20, but not by much,” Zimmer said. “I think he should have got it closer to the end zone on that one. I think he’s been better this camp. Directionally, he still needs to work on going to his left. But I think he’s done better this camp.”Vedvik spent the entire 2018 season on the non-football injury list for the Ravens after he suffered serious injuries to his head and face as the victim of an apparent assault the day before final cuts were made. He told police then he didn’t remember what happened.“A lot more emotional than I thought it was going to be Garrett Bradbury Jersey Mens ,” Vedvik told the team’s website after Baltimore’s game on Thursday. “A lot of anticipation. It’s been a long year building up to come back to this moment again. I love football. I love sports. Getting back on the field, it’s a different feeling.” It’s time for our weekly look at the matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and their upcoming opponents. This week it’s the Miami Dolphins. Since Miami is an AFC opponent, these two teams haven’t faced off much over the years. The Dolphins have had the better of the Vikings in this matchup for the most part, including one very important game almost 45 years ago.As always, the numbers in this piece are provided by the fine folks at Pro Football Reference.Total Games Between the Dolphins and Vikings: 12All-Time Record: Dolphins, 7-4 regular season, 1-0 postseasonTotal Vikings Points Scored, Head-to-Head: 219 (18.3 points/game)Total Dolphins Points Scored, Head-to-Head: 254 (21.2 points/game)Longest Vikings Winning Streak vs. Dolphins: 3 (25 September 1994 - 21 December 2002)Longest Dolphins Winning Streak vs. Vikings: 3 (twice)Most Recent Vikings Victory in Minnesota: 21 December 2002 (Final score 20-17)Most Recent Dolphins Victory in Minnesota: 19 September 2010 (Final score 14-10)Biggest Vikings Victory in Minnesota: 6 points, 10 September 2000 (Final score 13-7)Biggest Dolphins Victory in Minnesota: 15 points, 16 September 1979 (Final score 27-12)Current Win Streak: Dolphins, 3 gamesBoth of the first two times these teams ever faced off were quite notable. The Vikings held a 14-6 fourth quarter lead over the Dolphins in 1972 only to have Miami storm back for a 16-14 win at Met Stadium. The Dolphins would go on to win their next 14 games to become the only undefeated team in NFL history. Their second meeting was Super Bowl VIII at Rice Stadium. Miami scored touchdowns on their first two drives and cruised to an easy 24-7 victory.The Vikings’ latest win over the Dolphins in Minnesota also happens to be the last time they beat Miami at all, which was 16 years ago. In that game, Randy Moss threw a touchdown pass to the legendary D’Wayne Bates and Gary Anderson nailed the game-winning Football Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey , 53-yard field goal with 17 seconds left. You may remember the TV cameras picking up a certain Dolphins receiver shaking his head and yelling to his teammates that Anderson wouldn’t make the kick—none other than Cris Carter. Carter had one catch for 15 yards that day in the Metrodome, and it ended up being the final reception of his NFL career.The last time these two teams met in Minnesota was Week 2 of 2010, the aforementioned 14-10 Dolphins win. That game was notable because of who the Miami Head Coach was at the time: the late Tony Sparano. Brett Favre threw three interceptions and lost a fumble that was recovered by the Dolphins in the end zone, giving us the first major sign that the wheels were about to fall all the way off that season.The most recent meeting between the Dolphins and Vikings was also in Week 15—their 2014 game in Miami. It was a wild, back-and-forth affair in Mike Zimmer and Teddy Bridgewater’s first season with the Vikings. Minnesota held a 17-7 halftime lead and was up 17-14 entering the final quarter before everything got crazy. Touchdowns by Lamar Miller and Mike Wallace sandwiched a Blair Walsh field goal to give the Dolphins a 28-20 lead just past the midway point of the fourth. The Vikings stormed back with touchdowns from Jarius Wright and Matt Asiata, with a kickoff return fumble by Jarvis Landry in between. The Dolphins marched down the field to tie the game at 35-35 with just over a minute remaining, and it looked like we were heading for overtime when the Vikings went three-and-out on the following drive. Until this happened:After a low snap, Terrence Fede blocked Jeff Locke’s punt out of the end zone for a safety, giving the Dolphins an extremely improbable 37-35 victory.No matter how this one plays out, we’re fairly certain that the ending won’t be as crazy as the last time these two teams met...or even Miami’s last game. Hopefully the Vikings can prevent the Dolphins from winning their fourth straight in this series and edge closer to a Wild Card berth.