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  • Raiders' Daniel Carlson: Nails two field goals Monday

    Carlson converted both of his field-goal attempts in Monday's 20-14 win over the Chiefs.

    Carlson notched six points in the low-scoring affair, making a pair of field goals from 24 and 35 yards en route to victory at Arrowhead Stadium. Nonetheless, a much friendlier kicking environment appears on the schedule for Carlson in Week 17 as the Raiders travel to Indianapolis.

  • Jets' Greg Zuerlein: Uncertain for Thursday night

    Zuerlein is dealing with right quadricep soreness coming out of Sunday's 30-28 win over the Commanders and is uncertain to be available for Thursday's game against the Browns.

    If Zuerlein's leg was bothering him Sunday, it wasn't apparent in his performance. He converted all six of his attempts (three field goals and three extra points), including a game-winning field goal from 54 yards out with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. The veteran kicker was listed as a limited participant on Monday's estimated practice report, but he wasn't on the field for Tuesday's walk-through session, according to Al Iannazzone of Newsday. The Jets don't currently have another kicker on their 53-man roster or practice squad, so the team would presumably sign one no later than Wednesday if there's truly any concern about Zuerlein's availability.

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    49ers' Jake Moody: Nails 45-yard FG in loss

    Moody went 1-for-1 on field-goal attempts and 2-for-2 on point-after tries in Monday's 33-19 loss to Baltimore.

    Moody had another low-use game in Week 16, but this time it was due to his team getting blown out by an opponent as opposed to the other way around. The rookie kicker has been afforded just two field-goal attempts over San Francisco's last four games. Moody has done his part when called upon, nailing both FG attempts from 40-plus yards out and converting all 18 PATs over that same span. The Michigan product may wind up seeing more action in Week 17 with a matchup against Washington's league-worst defense slated for Dec. 31.

  • Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Misses second kick of year

    Butker converted both of his two extra-point tries but missed his only field-goal attempt in Monday's 20-14 loss versus the Raiders.

    On a day when Kansas City's offense struggled to get much of anything going, Butker only got one chance at a field goal, and he hooked the 36-yarder wide to the left. He's now missed two kicks in two weeks after being perfect through the first 13 games of 2023. The Chiefs will host a soft Bengals defense in Week 17.

  • Browns' Dustin Hopkins: Won't be available in Week 17

    Hopkins (hamstring) is considered week-to-week and won't be available to play Thursday against the Jets, Kelsey Russo of the Browns' official site reports.

    Cleveland signed Riley Patterson to its practice squad Monday and will likely elevate him to the roster for at least this week's game to handle kicking duties. Hopkins was unable to continue this past Sunday against the Texans after he appeared to suffer a hamstring injury during Dameon Pierce's 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Hopkins has been one of NFL's most productive kickers during his first season in Cleveland, converting 33 of 36 field-goal attempts (including a perfect 8-for-8 from 50-plus yards) and 24 or 26 extra-point tries over 15 games.

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    Eagles' Jake Elliott: Has busy Christmas Day

    Elliott made all seven of his kicks (four field goals and three extra points) in Monday's 33-25 win over the Giants.

    Both Elliott's four field-goal attempts and his seven total kicks matched his season highs. He was far busier than he'd been in recent weeks, as he hadn't attempted more than two field goals in a game since Week 5.

  • Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Not needed in blowout loss

    Fairbairn did not attempt a field goal and converted both extra-point kicks in Sunday's 36-22 loss to the Browns in Week 16.

    The Browns struck early and never let up, which limited Houston's need to settle for three points. Not that the Texans had to make any decisions about going for a field goal. Houston's offense had exactly one snap in Cleveland territory over the first three quarters. If C.J. Stroud (concussion) can return for Week 17 against Tennessee, or the team can get competent play from the backup QBs, Fairbairn could be a factor again. The placekicker converted all four field-goal attempts against the Titans in Week 15.

  • Buccaneers' Chase McLaughlin: Another busy day in win

    McLaughlin connected on field-goal attempts of 24, 31 and 51 yards and also converted all three extra-point tries in the Buccaneers' 30-12 win over the Jaguars on Sunday.

    The game marked McLaughlin's second straight double-digit point tally, with Sunday's 12 points besting Week 15's total by two. The 51-yard make also was McLaughlin's sixth in seven attempts from 50-plus yards this season, giving him an elite 85.7 percent success rate from that range. McLaughlin should continue to benefit from an improving Buccaneers offense in a Week 17 home divisional matchup against the Saints.

  • Packers' Anders Carlson: Productive in victory

    Carlson made two field goals and three of four extra-point tries in Sunday's 33-30 victory over the Panthers.

    Carlson was not perfect in Week 16, but he did put at least eight points on the board for the fourth straight game. He will attempt to extend that streak against a Vikings team that has been inconsistent against kickers in recent weeks but limited Carlson to just four points in Week 8.

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    Lions' Michael Badgley: Back on practice squad

    Badgley reverted to the Lions' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.

    For a second game in a row, Badgley jumped up from Detroit's practice squad to serve as the team's placekicker Sunday at Minnesota. In the end, he made his only field-goal attempt (37 yards) and three of four point-after tries. With Riley Patterson out of the picture after the Lions waived him last week, Badgley is poised to handle kicking duties while attached to a productive offense moving forward. Whether or not the team elevates Badgley or outright signs him to the active roster ahead of Saturday's game at Dallas remains to be seen, but he has just one elevation left before the latter transaction will need to take place.

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