MINNEAPOLIS -- After his missed extra point and blocked field goal again made him a subject of postgame intrigue following the Minnesota Vikings 22-16 overtime loss to the Detroit Lions?on Sunday, kicker Blair Walsh voiced his exasperation to the reporters at his locker.Its not that Im frustrated with you. Its just, you guys have got to understand, what do you want the answer to be? Walsh said. I want to be there for my team. Of course I want to make it. But come on. You guys ask the same questions every week -- Did you make it? Why didnt it go in? I mean, if I had the answer right away, Id tell you. Im confident in what Im doing. I know that Im going to be fine. But its tough right now.The kickers third-quarter extra point attempt ricocheted off the upright instead of tying the game at 10 in the third quarter, and Walsh had a 46-yard field goal attempt blocked in the fourth quarter with the Vikings down by a point. He has now missed three extra points this season, the most in the NFL. Walsh, who came into the game tied for 18th in the league in field goal percentage, has now made 12 of his 16 field goal attempts this season.Asked to explain what happened on the two misses, Walsh said, They didnt go in, man. I mean, you watched it. When asked if the extra point felt good coming off his foot, Walsh said, I mean, obviously not. It didnt go in, right? I mean, you guys are going to ask me this question a million times. Did it feel good? Did I make it? No, I didnt. Do I have to? Yes. Do I want to? Yes. I mean, if youve got something else, please. Seriously.Later, when asked what he saw on the field goal attempt that Tyrunn Walker blocked, Walsh said. I probably did not hit it well enough. I mean, you can never know until you watch film, but I probably did not hit it well enough, and did not get it over the line. So thats my fault, and I need to come through for my team there. When asked if the kick was too low, Walsh said, Its hard to tell, but that would be my guess.The Vikings were down by four when coach Mike Zimmer decided to go for it on fourth down from the Lions 5 midway through the fourth quarter. Zimmer said he felt like the Vikings offense continues to need confidence as they move forward, and while he said it did factor in that [Walsh] missed an extra point in there, he added, That really wasnt it. ... I was prepared to get a field goal, but it was so close that I figured [Id go for it]. Points for us are hard to come by -- at least they were in the beginning of the ballgame.The Vikings signed Walsh to a four-year contract extension in July 2015, but the kicker struggled at the beginning of the 2015 season before missing a 27-yard field goal attempt at the end of the Vikings NFC wild-card playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The team has continued to stand by Walsh, and players backed the kicker in the locker room Sunday. 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That unit has given up more points each week, though that has coincided with the offense picking up its pace, too, to average nearly 32 points over the past three games.Its been the right balance for Wake Forest, which is going for the programs first 5-0 start in a decade .I dont feel our players have taken this for granted. ... then you combine that with an opponent that they know is really good, coach Dave Clawson said. I feel weve had that one-week mindset and I dont think it is a cliche with this group.I really feel like they enjoy the win, they love that feeling in the locker room and OK, now were on to the next one and make sure we make that same weekly investment. We need to in order to have success.The Wolfpack (2-1, 0-0) had an off week after a home win against Old Dominion . N.C. States new offense installed by former Boise State coordinator Eli Drinkwitz will test Wake Forests defense; N.C. State is 21st nationally in scoring offense (42.3) and 23rd in total offense (497.7).I think at times last year, they got worn down defensively because they didnt score a lot of points and they had a lot of three-and-outs, Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren said. Theyre controlling the ball more on offense, and theyre in the top five in time of possession in our league. That helps your defense.---Here are things to know about Saturdays Wake Forest-N.C. State game:ROAD SUCCESS: Last year N.C. State won at Wake Forest for the first ttime since 2001.dddddddddddd Now Wake Forest will go for its first win in Raleigh since 2006. That would also mark the programs first three-game road winning streak since winning 2007 regular-season finale and then the first two in 2008.RECENT DOMINANCE: N.C. State has won both meetings with Wake Forest since Clawsons been in Winston-Salem. Those wins have come by an average of 23+ points, including last year when the Wolfpack had four touchdowns of at least 50 yards in the opening quarter of a 35-17 win.WOLFORDS JOB AGAIN: Quarterback John Wolford lost his starting job for Week 3 to Kendall Hinton, then got it back when Hinton was injured. He threw for 172 yards and a score to go with 61 yards rushing with two touchdowns on the ground at Indiana.QB ROLES: New N.C. State quarterback Ryan Finley has taken control of the Wolfpacks offense. Hes really accurate -- I mean, he just comes in, he has a good mindset and he prepares really well so Im not surprised by his accuracy, receiver Stephen Louis said of Finleys 76-percent completion rate. But keep an eye on Jalan McClendon, who lost the starting job to Finley in the preseason but played well with increased work in goal-line packages against ODU.GROUND GAMES: The game features two of the ACCs top 10 rushers in N.C. States Matt Dayes (104 per game) and Wake Forests Matt Colburn (74.5). Throw in versatile do-everything threat Jaylen Samuels with the ability to line up all over the Wolfpack formation, and there could be a heavy focus on the ground game for both teams.---AP Sports Writer Joedy McCreary in Winston-Salem contributed to this report.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap and the APs college football site at http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '