MINNEAPOLIS –Kai Forbath's points weren't enough to keep the Vikings in the game Sunday, but he did extend his field goal streak in purple to 12.

Against the Colts, he made field goals from 32 yards and 51 yards out, respectively.

"I'm just trying to do whatever I can to help the team when we need points. Fortunately it's gone well so far from a field goal standpoint," said Forbath, who missed a PAT at Jacksonville and had one blocked against Arizona.

"Obviously today they didn't have a huge effect on the game," Forbath said. "We'll come back next week, and when they need points, I'll go out there and try to perform for them."

Forbath's 51-yarder in the fourth quarter was his longest since joining the Vikings. It also ties for the team's second-longest made field goal against Indianapolis, behind Ryan Longwell's 53-yard kick in 2008.

Forbath said he doesn't let the distance of a kick intimidate him.

"I've felt confident for every kick," Forbath said. "Nothing changes, from a 50-yarder to a 20-yarder – it's the same kick for me."

The kick attempt came on an eight-play Vikings drive that initially moved smoothly, but on a third-and-8, quarterback Sam Bradford was sacked for a loss of 9 by Indianapolis' T.Y. McGill.

"That play actually happened kind of quick, because Sam got sacked and moved back," Forbath said. "I almost didn't even know how far it was.

"I kind of like when that happens because you don't even have time to think about anything," he added. "You just go out there and kick it."

Forbath hasn't missed a field goal attempt since signing with the Vikings on Nov. 16.

Cordarrelle Patterson said Forbath has earned the team's trust and confidence in his short time with Minnesota.

"Kai's been a [heck] of a player for us – he's made almost every kick, and we need guys like that," Patterson said. "He's a tough guy. [Special Teams Coordinator Mike Priefer] is doing a heck of a job coaching him up, [but] all of the kicks he's making are on him."

Added Patterson: "Hat's off to the job he's been doing since he got here."

Patterson left it all on the field, as well.

The receiver fought hard on special teams and offense, finishing the game with five catches for 49 yards and four kickoff returns for 124 yards.

Patterson's longest return of 40 yards came after the Colts took a 17-0 lead midway through the second quarter.

"It all starts with our special teams coaches, Coach Priefer and [assistant special teams coach Ryan Ficken]," Patterson said. "They tell me to be aggressive, and I'm going to be aggressive."

Patterson added that, when playing from behind, he expects to be told to go eight or nine yards deep and run it out.

"The situation we were in today, I felt like I needed to return everything," Patterson said. "I saw one that I shouldn't have returned, I got tackled on like the 15-yard line. We just have to clean that little stuff up."

Minnesota's special teams unit is confident in its personnel and abilities and feels responsible to make something happen in tough game situations.

"We feel like this is one of the best special teams [units] we've had," Patterson said. "In every phase of the game, we feel like we can dominate [in special teams]. Every chance we get, we want to go out and make a statement."

On offense, Patterson continued to make plays and fight for every yard he could throughout the contest, his final catch being a 19-yarder for a Vikings first down and giving him a career-high 49 catches for the season.

If you ask Patterson, it all comes down to the fight.

"I think it's the dog that I've had in me since I was little," he said. "It doesn't matter if we're getting beat 100 to zero or if we're up 100 to zero. I'm going to fight to the best of my ability and with everything I can do."

Wide receiver Stefon Diggs said Patterson's gumption is a tangible reflection of the team's mentality throughout a 2016 season filled with obstacles.

"He's continuing to show the type of guy he is as far as the consistency and effort and how hard he works," Diggs said. "We have some of the guys with the biggest hearts in the room. Our guys are going to fight until the end, and you can see it out there."