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Grupe connected on all three field-goal attempts, including a 60-yarder, and his only extra-point try in Sunday's 18-16 loss to the Seahawks. The 60-yard field goal briefly gave Indianapolis a one-point lead with less than a minute to play, though Seattle drove back down for a clutch field goal of its own to win it. Grupe also made a 54-yarder and a 42-yarder in this one, as he stayed perfect across two games with the Colts since replacing Michael Badgley. Though Grupe missed eight field goals in 11 games with the Saints earlier in the year, he seems to have found his groove with his new team.
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The Colts signed Grupe to the active roster from the practice squad Wednesday. Grupe was elevated to make his Colts debut during the team's Week 14 loss to the Jaguars, in which he converted both of his field-goal tries and his only extra-point attempt. With the team having cut Michael Badgley and with Spencer Shrader (knee) out for the year, Grupe figures to operate as Indianapolis' kicker for the remainder of the 2025 campaign, assuming he's able to keep up his consistency. Next on deck for Grupe and the Colts is a road matchup against Seattle on Sunday.
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The Colts elevated Grupe from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday ahead of Sunday's game at Jacksonville. Indianapolis opted to move on from Michael Badgley after he missed his third PAT in seven games with the team, waiving him Tuesday. The team tried out three kickers that day and proceeded to sign Grupe to the practice squad. With his jump to the active roster, he'll look to improve upon the 18-for-26 field-goal attempts and 15 of 15 point-after tries that he connected on in 11 appearances with the Saints before they cut him Nov. 25.
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The Saints waived Grupe on Tuesday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. Grupe knocked down a career-best 87.1 percent of his field-goal tries in 2024, but his accuracy had cratered during his third NFL season. After missing attempts from 38 and 47 yards in the Saints' Week 12 loss to the Falcons, Grupe's conversion rate for the season dropped to 69.2 percent, placing him last among all NFL kickers with at least 20 attempts. The Saints have signed Cade York to their practice squad following a tryout, and he'll presumably be elevated or signed to the 53-man roster to step in as the team's new kicker beginning with Sunday's game in Miami.
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Grupe made just one of three field-goal attempts and his lone extra-point try in New Orleans' 24-10 loss to the Falcons on Sunday. It's been a trying season for Grupe, who is now just 18 of 26 on field-goal tries this season. His misses against Atlanta came from 38 and 47 yards. Grupe is likely on thin ice in New Orleans after the team flirted with kickers earlier this season.
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| WK | OPP | FGA | FG | XPATT | XP | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARI | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | SF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | @SEA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | @BUF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | NYG | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | NE | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | @CHI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | TB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | @LAR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | @CAR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | ATL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| *13 | @MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | @JAC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | @SEA | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| PROJECTION | 30 | 26 | 34 | 32 | 0.207 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 4.41 | 121.21 | |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK | OPP FPTS |
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| 16 | 12/22 | San Francisco | 2 | 5.64 |
| 17 | 12/28 | Jacksonville | 3 | 5.71 |
| 18 | 01/04 | @Houston | 1 | 4.57 |