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Ryland made two of his three field-goal attempts and two of three extra-point tries in Sunday's 26-23 win over the Broncos.

After missing from 47 yards late in the first half of the contest and then missing an extra point in the third quarter, Ryland came through with seconds left, hitting a game-winning try from a career-high 56 yards. Through 15 games, Ryland has scored 66 points, while hitting 65.2 percent of his field-goal attempts, a pace that has given him limited fantasy utility during his rookie season.

Bass made his lone field-goal try and all three of his extra point-attempts in Saturday's 24-22 win over the Chargers.

The field goal was an easy one of just 29 yards, but the fourth-quarter make with just 28 seconds left may have saved the season, as the 9-6 squad is in the thick of a playoff chase and couldn't really afford a loss to the reeling Chargers after impressive victories over the Chiefs and Cowboys. Bass hasn't missed a kick since Week 12, and he's up to 109 points on the season. That puts him into a tie for 10th in kicker scoring, though he'll likely drop to 13th after Monday's games are completed. Bass makes for a decent play in a home game vs. the Patriots next week, assuming the weather cooperates.

McManus missed his lone field-goal attempt and did not attempt an extra point in Sunday's 30-12 loss to the Buccaneers.

McManus missed from 52 yards during the second quarter, and Jacksonville trailed 30-0 before finally putting some points on the board late in the third. The 32-year-old is now without a made field goal over the past three games, though his three misses during that stretch have come from 50, 52 and 55 yards, and he's converted just five of 11 attempts from beyond 50 yards this season.

Folk made his only field-goal attempt and both of his extra-point attempts in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Seahawks.

Folk had a relatively quiet day but was effective when called upon. He made a 33-yard field goal late in the first half and has now made 28 of his 29 field-goal attempts this season. Folk was also perfect on his point-after attempts after missing one in two of his past three contests.

Dicker made all five of his field-goal attempts and also nailed his only extra-point try in the 24-22 loss to the Bills on Saturday.

Dicker put together an absolutely monster performance including a 53-yard field goal that looked like it had another eight yards to spare, but it would have been tough to predict this sort of outcome given Easton Stick led an offense that previously struggled to generate much in a blowout loss against the Raiders last week. It's clear the second-year kicker is one of the most accurate in the league, and at this point concerns about a lack of leg strength seem unfounded, but offensive consistency likely caps Dicker's fantasy upside most weeks.

The Giants elevated Crosby to the active roster Sunday.

Mike reported Friday that Crosby is set to take over the kicking duties for Monday's game against the Eagles after Cade York was placed on the practice squad/injured list after sustaining a quadriceps injury during practice. York was brought in after Graham Gano (knee) and Randy Bullock (hamstring) were both placed on IR. Crosby hasn't had a chance to attempt a field goal this year, though he did spend some time on the Rams' practice squad before being cut by the team Dec. 12.

Hopkins is slated to undergo an MRI on his hamstring, Jake Trotter of ESPN.com reports.

Hopkins was forced out of Sunday's 36-22 win over the Texans with a hamstring injury after making two extra-point tries. Given the Browns' upcoming short week, the kicker's status for Thursday's game against the Jets could be in danger.

Hopkins won't return to Sunday's game against the Texans after sustaining a hamstring injury, Kelsey Russo of the Browns' official site reports.

Prior to exiting Sunday's contest, Hopkins made both of his extra-point tries. Per Doc Louallen of the Browns' official site, the kicker injured his hamstring with 12:04 left in the second quarter after chasing Houston RB Dameon Pierce on a 98-yard kick return that resulted in a TD.

Hopkins is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Texans due to a hamstring injury, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Prior to sustaining the injury, Hopkins had hit both of his extra-point tries versus Houston. Heading into Week 16 action, Hopkins had recorded 121 points in 14 games.

McPherson made his only field-goal attempt and didn't try any extra points in Saturday's loss to Pittsburgh.

The Bengals fell behind big early and trailed 24-0 at the half, so the team elected to go for a two-point conversion after scoring a touchdown on its opening drive of the third quarter. However, McPherson did get the opportunity to attempt a field goal in the closing seconds of the period with Cincinnati facing a 4th-and-15. The third-year kicker nailed the 35-yard attempt, giving him at least one made field goal in each of the team's 15 games this season.