The missed kicks were getting to Adam Vinatieri, but not enough to make the 46-year-old Colts veteran consider hanging up his cleats.

After missing five kicks over the first two games of the season, the four-time Super Bowl winner made some cryptic comments to reporters that made it seem as if he was contemplating retirement.

Instead, Vinatieri is focused on getting back to being the legendary kicking machine he’s been for over 23 NFL seasons.

“I’m going to work a lot this week to get those demons so I can go clear-headed, step on the field and just do my job,” Vinatieri said Tuesday. “I think anybody that has had a bad game, or, I dunno, I guess if you go out golfing and you hook a couple balls, are you thinking about it until you get it figured out? I’ll spend some time this week working those [demons] out,” Vinatieri said.

Mired in one of the worst stretches of his Hall-of-Fame career, Vinatieri didn’t like how he left things after missing two more extra point attempts in Indianapolis’ 19-17 win over the Titans.

“That was one those situations that I was walking out of the locker room,” he said. “Quite frankly, for two decades, we’ve always had open locker rooms on a Monday, and granted our schedule has changed as of last year. When I walked out saying I’ll talk to you guys on Monday, I just needed a little bit more time. Like I said, none of us should assume stuff.”

Vinatieri has the backing of his coach and owner, but how long that lasts depends on how quickly he can get rid of those demons.