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Where does Blair Walsh's missed FG rank among last-second playoff misses?

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Vikings fans witnessed a stomach-punch loss Sunday when kicker Blair Walsh missed a 27-yard, chip-shot field goal with seconds left.

It's a brutal way to lose a game, especially after Walsh accounted for all of the Vikings' points on the day. As always, Walsh will never be remembered for the three field goals he made, but for the game-winning one he missed.

But where does it stand in the history of gut-wrenching playoff field-goal misses?

Billy Cundiff's 2012 blunder vs. Patriots

This would've tied the game so it's far less egregious, but the sheer ugliness of the kick makes this one worse.

Mike Vanderjagt inserts foot in mouth in 2005

Vanderjagt was talking a lot of smack around this time and this miss, which would've tied the divisional round matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers, served as a lesson to kickers everywhere. Keep quiet!

Gary Anderson - The original Vikings goat in 1998

Hey, Blair Walsh isn't even the worst kicking goat in Vikings history, let alone playoff history. Sorry, Vikings fans.

Wide Right! Scott Norwood in Super Bowl XXV

Scott Norwood, the original kicking villain, who isn't allowed inside the city limits of Buffalo to this day.

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