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Bates made his lone field-goal attempt and all four of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 31-30 overtime win over the Saints.

Bates had a subpar 2025 season, converting just 27 of 34 field-goal tries and 54 of 56 PATs, and he followed it up with a rough preseason this summer. However, he was perfect against New Orleans, converting a chip-shot 23-yard field goal with the four extra points. Bates led all NFL kickers in point-after attempts and makes last season in Detroit's high-powered offense. If he can get his field-goal percentage back up closer to 90 percent, Bates should regain K1 status in fantasy this season.

Boswell went 2-for-3 on field-goal attempts and made both PATs in Sunday's 20-13 win over the Falcons.

Boswell's miss came from 56 yards in the fourth quarter, as he pushed it wide right. It kept Atlanta in the game trailing by just seven points with 6:58 to play. The veteran kicker's makes were from 43 and 28 yards. Boswell was fantasy's No. 16 overall kicker in points per game last season, as he made just 27 of 32 field-goal attempts and 42 of 43 extra-point tries over 17 regular-season games in a low-scoring Steelers offense.

Fairbairn made his lone field-goal attempt and all four PATs in Sunday's 36-31 loss to Buffalo.

Fairbairn's field goal was drilled from 58 yards in the fourth quarter to bring the Texans within one point. Fantasy's No. 1 overall kicker last season, Fairbairn has had a mistake-free 2026 to this point after he went perfect during the preseason. The 32-year-old led the NFL in field-goal attempts (48) and makes (44) last season while also converting all 28 of his extra-point tries over 15 regular-season games.

Gay converted both of his field-goal attempts and all three extra points in the Raiders' 27-13 win over the Dolphins on Sunday.

Gay signed with Las Vegas in the offseason and beat out Kansei Matsuzawa for the Raiders' kicking job over the summer. He's looking for a bounce-back season after struggling in 2025 with the Commanders and 49ers, converting a career-low 73.9 percent of his field-goal tries, including just four of nine from 50-plus yards. Gay's field goals were good from 47 and 30 yards against Miami on Sunday.

McLaughlin went 2-for-2 on field-goal attempts and made all three extra-point tries in Sunday's 33-27 loss to the Bengals.

McLaughlin got the scoring started in this one, converting a 34-yard field goal early in the first quarter before later making a 51-yard kick in the third quarter to cut the Bengals' lead to 14 points. The veteran kicker finished 2025 as fantasy's No. 12 kicker in points per game after making a career-best 11 field goals from 50-plus yards. He'll be in a good spot next Sunday at home against the lowly Browns, who just surrendered 34 points to the Jaguars in Week 1.

Little went 2-for-2 on field-goal attempts and made all four of his PATs in Sunday's 34-10 win over the Browns.

After finishing as fantasy's K5 overall last regular season, Little picked up right where he left off in Week 1 against Cleveland. His field-goal makes came from 47 and 40 yards Sunday, and he's now 31-for-37 on field goals from 40-plus yards out across 35 career regular-season contests. The big-legged Little is an every-week K1 in this Jacksonville offense.

McPherson went 4-for-4 on field-goal attempts and made all three PATs in Sunday's 33-27 win over Tampa Bay.

After making all 15 of his kicks in the preseason, McPherson picked up right where he left off in Week 1, accounting for 15 of the Bengals' points. The Bengals jumped out to a 21-3 lead midway through the second quarter via three touchdowns, but it was McPherson who did all the scoring for Cincinnati the rest of the way, as he made field goals from 20, 55, 58 and 32 yards. Kicking in this elite offense makes McPherson a weekly K1 in fantasy.

Grupe (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Titans, Amanda Vogt of the Jets' official site reports.

The Jets opted to elevate Jason Sanders from the practice squad, and he'll handle kicking duties in the season opener. New York could take a week-to-week approach with the kicker spot, with Sanders' performance in the opener likely being a factor in whether he or Grupe gets the nod for the Week 2 game against the Packers.

Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said that Jason Sanders will be elevated from the practice squad for Week 1 and will handle kicking duties over Grupe in Sunday's season opener versus the Titans, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.

After releasing Sanders at the end of the preseason and then claiming Grupe off waivers from the Colts on Aug. 31, Grupe appeared on track to open the regular season as the Jets' kicker. However, the Jets retained Sanders as a member of their practice squad and will use one of his elevations to have him kick for the club in Week 1. How Sanders performs against the Titans could determine whether he or Grupe handles the kicking job heading into a Week 2 matchup with the Packers. As a member of the Saints and Colts last season, Grupe converted 29 of 37 field-goal attempts (78.4 percent) over 16 games.

The Jets have elevated Sanders from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of Sunday's game against the Titans, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.

Sanders won the kicking battle over Cade York this summer despite neither instilling confidence in the Jets' coaching staff. The team elected to sign Blake Grupe, who also has not shown enough to start, giving Sanders a chance in Week 1. If Sanders has a strong week, he will likely be elevated once more in Week 2 before the team must decide who will truly hold the starting job throughout the regular season.