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  • Matt Prater K | BUF

    Cardinals' Matt Prater: Makes all kicks

    Prater made all three of his field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 45-29 loss to the 49ers.

    Prater converted field goals from 58, 43 and 28 yards. In doing so, the veteran has now hit eight kicks from 50-plus yards, including a 62-yarder back in Week 3. With 85 total points, though, Prater still places outside the top 25 at his position in scoring.

  • Jake Elliott K | PHI

    Eagles' Jake Elliott: Quiet day in loss

    Elliott made his lone field goal attempt and both of his extra points in Monday's 20-17 loss to the Seahawks.

    The Eagles' offense has been stuck in a rut in recent weeks, scoring less than 20 points in three straight games, all of which have resulted in losses. Elliott made a pair of field goals in the first two games of the losing streak, but his only attempt in Monday's contest was an easy 27-yarder.

  • Mike Badgley K | BUF

    Lions' Michael Badgley: Takes over kicking gig

    Badgley is the only placekicker on the Lions' roster after the team waived Riley Patterson on Tuesday.

    Badgley has resided on Detroit's practice squad all season, but he was elevated Saturday and served as the team's kicker for a Week 16 win over the Broncos. Patterson was inactive for that contest and now finds himself in search of a new squad. While Badgley was tasked with only six point-after tries Saturday, he struck true on 20 of 24 field-goal attempts in 12 games for the Lions in 2022. He has two elevations remaining before the team will need to sign him to the active roster.

  • Riley Patterson: Cut loose by Lions

    The Lions waived Patterson on Tuesday.

    For each of the Lions' first 13 games of the season, Patterson served as the team's placekicker, connecting on 15 of 17 field-goal attempts and 35 of 37 point-after tries. The prospect of switching to Michael Badgley was there all along after he joined the practice squad following cut-down day back in August, and Detroit finally made the move this past Saturday against the Broncos, keeping him active and making Patterson inactive. With Patterson now off the roster, he'll be subject to waivers before having his pick at other opportunities elsewhere.

  • Buccaneers' Chase McLaughlin: Double-digit points in win

    McLaughlin drilled field-goal attempts of 39 and 46 yards and made all four of his extra-point tries in the Buccaneers' 34-20 win over the Packers on Sunday.

    McLaughlin turned in another unblemished day and pushed his success rate on field goals to an impressive 92 percent for the season. The veteran kicker also kept his PAT ledger perfect while improving to 29-for-29 on the season in that department, and another busy day could await in the Week 16 home battle against the Jaguars.

  • Mike Badgley K | BUF

    Lions' Michael Badgley: Goes back to practice squad

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

    Despite having Riley Patterson on the active roster, Detroit elevated Badgley from the practice squad ahead of Saturday's game against the Broncos. Badgley then was active over Patterson and handled all the kicking duties, including netting all six point-after tries. It's unclear if Badgley will continue to work as the Lions' placekicker Sunday at Minnesota, but he'll need to bump up from the practice squad Saturday in order to have a chance to do so.

  • Nick Folk K | ATL

    Titans' Nick Folk: Costly miss

    Folk made his only field-goal attempt and one of his two extra-point attempts in Sunday's 19-16 overtime loss to the Texans.

    Folk's day got off to a shaky start, as he missed an extra-point attempt midway through the first quarter which ultimately allowed the Texans to tie the game late with a PAT rather than a two-point conversion. Though he couldn't make up for that miss, Folk did rebound with a 45-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter. After remaining perfect through Week 9, Folk has missed one field goal and two extra-point attempts across his last six games.

  • Jaguars' Brandon McManus: Misses two long FGs in loss

    McManus converted his lone point-after attempt and missed two field goals during Sunday's 23-7 loss against the Ravens.

    The 32-year-old hit the right upright from 50 yards and missed wide left from 55 during the first half Sunday, marking his second straight contest without a made field goal. McManus has made just four of eight field goals over the past four games, though three of his misses are from beyond 50 yards, with the other miss coming from 48.

  • Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey: No misses in Week 15

    Aubrey converted a 32-yard field goal attempt and his only PAT of the day in Sunday's 31-10 loss to the Bills.

    While the road struggles of the Cowboys' offense didn't provide Aubrey with much volume, the rookie kicker once again had a perfect afternoon. He's converted an NFL record 31 straight FG attempts to begin his career and is 40-for-43 on extra points, but Sunday's game was the first since Week 5 in which he didn't kick multiple PATs. Aubrey could be a lot busier in a potential Week 16 barn burner against the Dolphins.

  • Jake Moody K | WAS

    49ers' Jake Moody: Scores nine points Sunday

    Moody converted his only field-goal attempt from 43 yards and went 6-for-6 on point-after tries in Sunday's 45-29 win over Arizona.

    Moody was finally thrown a bone late in the fourth quarter when the 49ers' offense -- which had scored six touchdowns at that point -- stalled a drive in Arizona territory. It was the rookie kicker's first field-goal attempt since Week 12 at Seattle. Moody could see more action against the Ravens next Monday, who present a tougher defensive matchup that could result in more FG attempts.

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