Injuries to All-Pro long snapper Andrew DePaola and rookie kicker Will Reichard had the Minnesota Vikings assessing their options Monday for temporary replacements in an midseason disruption to what has been one of the NFL' s most productive kicking operations.

Special teams coordinator Matt Daniels said that he first learned of Reichard's injury after the kicker's first extra-point attempt on Sunday night and called both players' injuries a big loss for the team.