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Head coach Kevin Stefanski said that Hopkins will kick next Sunday against the Bengals, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports. Hopkins, who had been struggling of late, was made inactive for the Browns' Week 15 loss to the Chiefs, with Riley Patterson handling kicking duties in his place. With regard to Hopkins, Stefanski said that the team thought it was best to give the veteran kicker the week off considering his recent rough stretch.
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Hopkins is inactive for Sunday's game against the Chiefs. Hopkins has missed six of his last nine field goals, and the Browns have elected to have him sit out Sunday's contest. In his place, Riley Patterson is slated to handle the team's Week 15 kicking duties.
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Hopkins said Friday that he has not yet been told if he will be the kicker for Week 15 against the Chiefs, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports. Hopkins has missed six of his last nine field-goal attempts, including two last Sunday, which prompted the Browns to add kicker Riley Patterson to the practice team. After initially voicing support that Hopkins remains the team's kicker, head coach Kevin Stefanski wavered Wednesday, when he said coaches will "work through all that" when referring to which of the two placekickers will be active Sunday. Hopkins added he had a good week of practice and feels confident going into the weekend. Whether it's Hopkins or Patterson kicking Sunday, the offense often plays from behind and is not conducive to a high volume of kicker-scoring opportunities.
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Head coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday that he continues to view Hopkins as the Browns' kicker, but the team "will work through" evaluating the position this week heading into Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports. Hopkins missed two field-goal attempts during Cleveland's 27-14 loss to Pittsburgh in Week 14, and across 13 appearances this season, he's converted just 16 of 25 attempts. The veteran's 64 percent conversion rate stands as the worst mark of his career by a significant margin. The Browns signed kicker Riley Patterson to the practice squad on Tuesday, an indication that continued struggles on Hopkins' part could lead to a changing of the guard.
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Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said Hopkins remains the team's kicker, Kelsey Russo of the Browns' official site reports. Hopkins, who missed two field goals during Sunday's 27-14 loss to Pittsburgh, is fighting a slump this season. He's converted just 16 of 25 attempts. At this point, with Cleveland eliminated from the postseason, another kicker isn't going to solve the team's many issues, but it's likely there will be a competition next summer.
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| WK | OPP | FGA | FG | XPATT | XP | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | @JAC | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | @LV | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | @WAS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | @PHI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | BAL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | LAC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | @NO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | @DEN | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | @PIT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| *15 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | @CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PROJECTION | 36 | 32 | 41 | 38 | 0.256 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 10 | 5.4 | 149.4 | |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||||