The Saints signed Smyth to the active roster Friday.

Smythe's signing comes as no shock, as the kicker had exhausted all of his practice squad elevations. As the kicker for the rest of the Saints' regular season, Smythe will start against the Jets, Titans, and Falcons. In a corresponding move, the Saints placed wide receiver Devaughn Vele (shoulder) on injured reserve.

Sanders (hip) isn't expected to play Sunday against the Bengals, but he may return in Week 17 against the Buccaneers or Week 18 against the Patriots, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins' official site reports.

Sanders had his 21-day window to return from injured reserve opened Wednesday, but he isn't expected to make his season debut Sunday. The kicker will likely be ruled out on Friday's injury report, which would pave the way for Riley Patterson to continue performing kicking duties for the Dolphins.

Mevis made three of four field-goal attempts and all four PAT tries in Thursday's 38-37 overtime loss to the Seahawks.

Mevis didn't make a kick longer than 41 yards, and he missed from 48 yards with 2:11 remaining in the fourth quarter and the game tied at 30-30. His first miss in seven games as a member of the Rams proved to be costly. Mevis should maintain a decent fantasy floor thanks to the scoring opportunities provided by the Rams' elite offense, but he lacks the mix of power and accuracy possessed by the NFL's top kickers. Up next for the Rams is a Week 17 trip to Atlanta on MNF.

Myers didn't attempt a field goal and made both PAT attempts in Thursday's 38-37 overtime win over the Rams.

The Seahawks couldn't afford to settle for field goals while trying to dig out of a 16-point fourth-quarter hole and went for two after each of their last three touchdowns. Myers had connected on at least three field-goal attempts in each of the previous six games, and he accounted for all 18 of Seattle's points in Week 15 with six field goals against the Colts. Thursday's ill-timed downturn could cost Myers' fantasy managers in the playoffs, but those that pull through can likely expect a bounce-back performance from one of the league's top kickers in Week 17 against the Panthers.

Saints head coach Kellen Moore said Thursday that Smyth will be signed from the practice squad to the active roster in advance of Sunday's game against the Jets, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.

Smyth has exhausted his practice-squad elevations after appearing in each of New Orleans' last three games, in which span he converted four of five field-goal attempts and all five of his extra-point tries. He'll remain the Saints' starting kicker for the remainder of the regular season and work to continue displaying consistency.

Smyth is expected to be signed to the Saints' active roster this week, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.

Smyth has been elevated from the practice squad to serve as the team's starting kicker each of the last three weeks, going 4-for-5 on field-goal attempts, including a 56-yard make. The 24-year-old has now exhausted all three of his elevations and in order to appear in another contest, the team will have to officially sign him to the active roster, which head coach Kellen Moore stated is coming in the near future.

Sanders (hip) had his 21-day window opened to return from injured reserve Wednesday, Alain Poupart of SI.com reports.

Sanders has been sidelined for the entirety of the regular season to this point while nursing a hip injury he suffered in August. He will now have a 21-day practice window opened, and he's eligible to be added to the active roster at any point in that time frame. Riley Patterson has operated as Miami's starting kicker so far this year, going 24-for-26 on field-goal attempts, including 2-for-3 from 50-plus yards, so there's no guarantee that the Dolphins activate Sanders this season.

The Giants appear likely to sign or elevate Sauls from the practice squad to handle kicking duties Sunday versus the Vikings after the team waived Younghoe Koo on Tuesday, Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post reports.

Following Koo's dismissal, Sauls is the only kicker remaining on New York's 53-man roster or practice squad, making him the logical choice to replace Koo unless the Giants opt to sign another kicker in the coming days. If he receives the nod for Week 16, Sauls would become the Giants' fourth full-time kicker this season. Since going undrafted out of Pittsburgh this spring, Sauls has been part of three different organizations but has yet to make his NFL debut. He converted field-goal attempts at an 81.3 percent clip over his five-year collegiate career.

Patterson made his only field-goal attempt and didn't try any extra points in Monday's 28-15 loss to Pittsburgh.

Patterson broke open the scoring with a career-long 54-yard field goal in the second quarter -- no easy feat considering the frigid temperature in Pittsburgh. That ended up being Patterson's only kick of the game, as the Dolphins didn't score again until the fourth quarter and went for two-point tries on each of their late touchdowns. Patterson has been reliable for Miami this season, going 24-of-26 on field-goal attempts and 29-for-30 on point-after tries.

Boswell didn't try a field goal and made all four of his extra-point attempts in Monday's 28-15 win over the Dolphins.

Pittsburgh's offense was quiet in the first half but was able to squeeze out a touchdown with under 20 seconds remaining before halftime. Boswell punched through the point-after and then hit three more in the second half as the Steelers got into the end zone with more ease. Boswell hasn't had a field-goal try in three of his past four games, so fantasy managers in leagues that count kicking may want to look in a different direction.