Vikings sign K Dan Bailey

Thing hit rock bottom, however, when he missed three field goal attempts Sunday against the Packers.

And with that move, the Vikings parted ways with wide receiver Stacy Coley.

Bailey has kicked in three playoff games, making four of six field goal attempts and all eight extra points.

The Vikings are set to sign former Dallas Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey as Carlson's replacement. The team was one game away from a Super Bowl, and if not for a missed kick against the Packers, they would be a surging 2-0 right now.

Carlson beat out Kai Forbath to win the Vikings job during the preseason.

"Yeah, it was pretty easy", Zimmer said. He was released by the Cowboys during roster cuts this year after they made a decision to go with a kicker in Brett Maher who had never kicked during the regular season of the NFL. He made 88.2 percent of his career field goals, making him the second-most accurate kicker in National Football League history. Carlson also missed a field goal in the first half from 48 yards away.

Only Zane Gonzalez performed worse than Carlson: He missed two field goals and two PATs. "We'll get some more sixth-rounders next year, I'm not anxious about that".

Carlson sent 9 of 10 kickoffs for touchbacks, and the other one was a squib returned for 8 yards to Green Bay's 31. We shall see what that means for Treadwell, a player they'd most likely bench instead of cutting (unless they really need the roster spot).