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Santos was perfect on three field-goal attempts in the Bears' 29-9 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday.

This was the first time since Week 2 that Santos has surpassed six points in a game. Although the hyper-accurate kicker is excellent at his job, the inconsistency of the Chicago offense makes Santos difficult to trust in fantasy lineups.

Pineiro converted his one field-goal attempt while making both of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 23-22 win over the Saints.

Pineiro hasn't missed a kick since the Panthers' Week 5 loss to the Bears, and he has made 10 of his 11 field-goal attempts and all 15 of his extra-point tries on the season. The 29-year-old may not see many scoring opportunities, but he's expected to continue converting when called upon. The Panthers host the Giants in Week 10.

Gano (hamstring) appears to be close to returning from injured reserve, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

The report is somewhat vague, as Raanan doesn't specifically note if Gano will be ready to resume practicing next week. Gano was placed on injured reserve Sept. 17 with a right hamstring strain, and the Giants have yet to open his 21-day evaluation window even though he'll be missing his seventh straight game Sunday against the Commanders. Greg Joseph had been serving as Gano's replacement, but after Joseph landed on injured reserve Saturday with an abdominal injury, the Giants signed Jude McAtamney off their practice squad to handle Week 9 kicking duties. Unless Gano starts practicing during the upcoming week, McAtamney could remain the Giants' kicker for their Nov. 10 matchup with the Panthers as well.

The Giants elevated McAtamney from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

McAtamney will be the Giants' kicker Sunday against the Commanders after New York placed Greg Joseph (abdomen) on injured reserve Saturday. Though Joseph will have to miss at least four games, Graham Gano (hamstring) is nearing a return from IR, so McAtamney could be the Giants' kicker for just one game. Sunday will mark McAtamney's NFL debut.

The Giants placed Joseph (abdomen) on injured reserve Saturday, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

New York ruled out Joseph on Friday due to an abdominal injury that likely happened in practice, and he'll now join Graham Gano (hamstring) on injured reserve. Gano is closing in on a return to action, so even when Joseph is healthy again -- he can return Sunday, Dec. 8 against the Saints, at the earliest -- he may not have a gig awaiting him. As for this Sunday's game against the Commanders, the Giants have elevated Jude McAtamney from the practice squad to handle placekicking duties.

The Giants are expected to elevate McAtamney from the practice squad to serve as their kicker in Sunday's game against the Commanders, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.

With Greg Joseph (abdomen) being ruled out for the Week 9 contest after being added to the injury report Friday, the Giants will turn to McAtamney to handle kicking duties in what would be the 24-year-old's NFL debut. The Giants will likely formally elevate McAtamney on Saturday. He could be in for plenty of scoring opportunities in Week 9, as the Giants have attempted 10 field goals across their last four games.

Joseph has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Commanders due to an abdominal injury, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.

Joseph had been filling in for Graham Gano, who sustained a hamstring injury on the opening kickoff against the Commanders back in Week 2. With Gano still on injured reserve and Joseph now unavailable after apparently picking up the abdominal injury during practice this week, the Giants will elevate Jude McAtamney from the practice squad to handle kicking duties Sunday.

Patterson didn't attempt a field goal but made all three of his PAT tries in Thursday's 21-13 win over the Texans.

Making his Jets debut after Greg Zuerlein (knee) was placed on injured reserve, Patterson wasn't called upon to do much, but it was refreshing nonetheless for Jets fans to see every kick connect after Zuerlein had at least one miss in five of the previous six games. Patterson's first PAT went in off the upright. The former Lions, Jaguars and Browns kicker will next kick in Week 10 against the Cardinals.

Fairbairn made two of four field-goal attempts and his lone extra-point try in Thursday's 21-13 loss to the Jets in Week 9.

Fairbairn misfired from 56 yards near the end of the first half and later hit the upright on a 27-yard attempt. It's rare he has two misses in a game, particularly when one is a chip shot inside the 30. His makes were from 54 and 29 yards. While the misses altered the trajectory of the game, this loss was more on the offense than the kicker.

The Jets signed Patterson to their 53-man roster Thursday, Ethan Greenberg of the team's official site reports.

With Greg Zuerlein (knee) landing on injured reserve Wednesday and thus set to miss at least four games, the Jets had added Patterson and Spencer Shrader to their practice squad. The Jets have decided to give Patterson the first chance to replace Zuerlein as their kicker, beginning with Thursday's game against the Texans. Patterson has previously made 39 appearances at the NFL level over the last three seasons, converting 88.1 percent of his field-goal tries across stops with the Lions, Jaguars and Browns.