MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings kicker Blair Walsh's extra-point miss Sunday followed a similar pattern to many of the attempts he's missed during a month-long slump: He pushed it wide right.

Walsh's last three misses, and six of his last eight, have sailed right of the goalposts, as the fourth-year kicker struggles to pull out of a funk that began in the preseason and has dragged into the start of the regular season. Walsh hit a pair of field goals last Sunday, but he lost an extra point to the right in the Vikings' 26-16 win.

It's happened so much, special teams coordinator Mike Priefer has turned stopping it into a theme of the week.

"That's our mentality this week. We're not going to push any more kicks," Priefer said. "We're done with that. That's been our attitude this week."

There have been several theories, both mental and physical, offered in explanation of Walsh's struggles. Priefer said Thursday that the consistent flaw in Walsh's recent misses has been his follow-through.

"The analogy is a lot like a golfer I guess, in terms of you don't want to swing too hard, your follow through needs to be the same every time, you need to have a consistent swing, a consistent point where his foot -- a punter or a kicker strikes the ball much like a golfer where the club strikes the ball," Priefer said. "So those are the little things that we continue to work on, attacking the ball but attacking it under control, attacking it with a good follow through, those types of things."

Walsh's struggles certainly have a mental component, too, and Priefer said making a pair of field goals Sunday should help Walsh's confidence. Now he's got to stamp out the instances where he mishits the ball.

"He hit the ball well. He's been hitting the ball well the whole time," Priefer said. "He just can't push anymore. He's got to attack them with great follow-through. That's been our mentality this week."