“It’s a chip shot, he’s got to make it.” Those were the words of Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer on Sunday evening after Blair Walsh missed an easy field goal to condemn his side to a 10-9 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

With the conditions being more suitable to planet Hoth, the temperature was —32ºC making it the third coldest play-off game in NFL history, both teams struggled to get any rhythm with the ball in the air and relied heavily on their ground game.

With victory in their hands, Walsh sent a 27-yard field goal wide of the goal posts, after earlier converting 47 and 43-yard field goals to put the home side 9-0 up heading into the final quarter.