Will Reichard’s first bad night could get worse on Monday. The rookie kicker, whose perfect start to the season ended with two misses in the first half, said he was “dealing with a little bit of a quad issue.”

“I have to go get an MRI (on Monday) to see how bad it is,” he added.

Reichard was 34-for-34 on all three shots before missing wide from 53 yards. “I thought I hit it well,” he said. “I pushed her a little.” He then hit right on a 31-yard attempt. “I’m swinging it too much tentatively” because of the quad issue, he said. “Unacceptable to miss one so short.” Coach Kevin O’Connell is a 13-1 non-Viking when his shot misses. And he hasn’t lost a game because of a missed shot.

All eyes were on new left tackle Cam Robinson as one of the Vikings’ oldest problems — an interior offensive line prone to being overrun by big tackles — took center stage as the Vikings were booed off the field in while they trailed 7-0 at halftime. Left guard Blake Brandel was hit by Raekwon Davis, causing Sam Darnold to rush to his left, leading to the unfortunate red-zone interception on the first possession. Center Garrett Bradbury was immediately hit on the back by Grover Stewart on a Stewart sack that led to a fumble return for a touchdown on the third possession. The Colts’ front four showed the Vikings why Indy only has to blitz 15 percent of the time, less than every team except Jacksonville.

O’Connell thought Stewart should have been flagged for hitting Darnold in the head and neck on the tape bag. “I thought there was a possible discussion around the balloon,” O’Connell said. “Just to get a little more clarity on our quarterback protection.”

Sunday marked just the sixth time the Vikings have had Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison and TJ Hockenson start and end a game together. The first unit in the second half showed what they are capable of. Jefferson caught two balls for 22 yards and a first down. Hockenson caught one for 19 yards and a first down. And Addison, forgotten of late, caught an 11-yard pass on third-and-9 from the Colts 15 and then a 4-yard touchdown pass in the back of the end zone.

“Those three guys are what we want to build our offense around with Aaron Jones and our running game,” O’Connell said. “We have a lot of weapons. We just have to trust that if we’re going to have 11 guys execute, we’re going to have a good play.”

In their last game together — Dec. 16, 2023, at Cincinnati — JJ, TJ and JA were targeted 23 times with 19 catches for 258 yards and two Addison TDs. On Sunday, they were targeted 18 times with 15 catches for 206 yards and a touchdown. Jefferson had nine targets with seven catches for 137 yards. Playing six games alongside TJ and JA, Jefferson averaged 11 targets, 7.8 catches and 127.3 yards.