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Badgley was elevated to the Lions' active roster Saturday.

It's unclear if Badgley is simply an insurance policy for Riley Patterson, or if the aforementioned starter may be losing his grip on the starting job after missing an extra-point attempt in two of the past three weeks. Badgley last kicked for the Lions and Bears last season, when he converted 24 of his 28 field-goal attempts and 10 of 13 attempts from 40-plus yards out.

Koo was added to the Falcons' Week 15 injury report Saturday due to an illness, making him questionable for Sunday's game in Carolina, Scott Bair of the team's official site reports.

Atlanta didn't make a corresponding move to add a kicker to the active roster, so the team may feel confident that Koo will be able to play through his ailment, even if he isn't 100 percent. Still, his status for Week 15 won't be confirmed until about 90 minutes before Sunday's 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff.

Fairbairn (quadricep) was activated from injured reserve and will serve as the Texans' kicker Sunday against the Titans.

Fairbairn hasn't played since Week 10 due a groin injury, but his absence was sorely missed given Matt Ammendola missed three of his nine field-goal attempts over the team's past five games. The Texans offense might be a bit more inefficient without star signal-caller C.J. Stroud (concussion) playing Sunday, so Fairbairn's scoring opportunities could be limited as a result.

Dicker made all three extra-point attempts in Thursday's 63-21 loss to the Raiders.

The game got completely out of hand by the Raiders' fourth possession, so Dicker really had zero shot at having a productive fantasy day. The offense looked downright dreary at times with Easton Stick at quarterback, and given the lack of Dicker's range, the second-year kicker has definitely lost some fantasy luster.

Fairbairn (quad) doesn't carry an injury designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Titans.

Fairbairn remains on injured reserve but looks ready to return this week after missing the last five games with his pulled quad. On the season, Fairbairn has made 18 of 19 field goals and all 14 of his extra points. Matt Ammendola has been filling in at kicker for Houston in Fairbairn's absence.

Carlson made all nine of his extra-point attempts in Thursday's 63-21 win over the Chargers.

Carlson didn't attempt a single field goal for the second straight week, but he contributed nine extra points in the Raiders' blowout victory. A tougher test looms against the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 16.

Fairbairn (quadricep) was designated for return from injured reserve Wednesday.

Fairbairn is expected to resume kicking duties for the Texans in Week 15 against the Titans, and his return to practice Wednesday after having his 21-day evaluation window opened marks a step toward making that a reality. Assuming Fairbairn experiences no setbacks with his quad in practice over the next three days, Houston will likely formally add him back to the 53-man roster Saturday. Fairbairn converted 18 of 19 field-goal attempts and 14 of 14 extra-point tries in Houston's first eight games before landing on IR.

Patterson did not attempt a field goal and missed one of his two extra-point tries in Sunday's 28-13 loss to the Bears.

Patterson has now scored three points or fewer in three of his last four outings. That leaves the kicker with 80 points through 13 contests this term.

Folk made both of his field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point attempts in Monday's 28-27 win over the Dolphins.

Folk was only asked to convert from short range, as his field goals came from 28 and 23 yards away. He also made both of his extra point attempts, returning to perfection after missing his first kick of the season in Week 13. Folk has been an extremely reliable option for the Titans and has made multiple field goals in consecutive contests.

The Rams cut Crosby from their practice squad Tuesday.

Though the Rams elevated Crosby to the practice squad ahead of this past Sunday's game against the Ravens just days after he signed with the team, he was ultimately inactive for Los Angeles' 37-31 overtime loss. The Rams instead stuck with the struggling Lucas Havrisik as their kicker, and he was able to solidify his job by knocking down both of his extra-point tries and all three of his field-goal attempts, including one from 51 yards. With Havrisik seemingly now secure as the Rams' kicker heading into the final four games of the season, Los Angeles will allow the 39-year-old Crosby to attempt to find work elsewhere.