NFL Player News
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Greg Joseph K | LV
Vikings' Greg Joseph: Perfect in win
Joseph converted on both field-goal attempts and all three point-after tries during Saturday's 27-24 victory over the Giants.
Joseph capped off the first scoring drive of the game with an extra point in the first quarter and extended the Vikings' lead to 10-0 in the second quarter with a 40-yard field goal. He added two more PATs before connecting on a game-winning 61-yard field goal as time expired in regulation. The 61-yard make was Joseph's career long, and he's now made back-to-back tries from 50-plus after missing five straight from that distance.
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Evan McPherson K | CIN
Bengals' Evan McPherson: Struggles in narrow win
McPherson connected on one of two field-goal attempts and one of two extra-point tries during Saturday's 22-18 win over the Patriots.
Joe Burrow found Tee Higgins for a nine-yard score on the Bengals' first drive of the game, but McPherson pushed the extra-point try wide right. The kicker missed another PAT to the right following Cincinnati's next touchdown, but after the kick was negated by an unnecessary roughness call, the Bengals opted to go for two. McPherson bounced back by connecting on a 28-yard field goal to start the second quarter and finally made a PAT before halftime. However, the second-year kicker pulled his final kick -- a 43-yard field-goal attempt in the fourth quarter -- wide left. Overall, it was certainly a shaky performance from McPherson, but given the Bengals' high-powered offense, he should get plenty of opportunities to bounce back in Week 17 against Buffalo.
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Younghoe Koo K | NYJ
Falcons' Younghoe Koo: Perfect in loss
Koo converted all three of his field-goal attempts during Saturday's 17-9 loss to the Ravens.
Koo put the Falcons on the board with a 32-yard field goal to end the first half, cutting Baltimore's lead to 14-3. He added a 34-yard field goal in the third quarter and a 37-yarder in the fourth, marking the fifth time that he's made at least three field goals in a game this season. Koo clearly benefitted Saturday from Desmond Ridder's struggles in the red zone, but the kicker's overall potential moving forward has to be limited given the Falcons have failed to score 20 or more points in six of their last seven matchups.
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Brett Maher K | LAR
Cowboys' Brett Maher: Piles up points against Eagles
Maher converted all four of his field-goal attempts and all four of his extra points in Saturday's 40-34 win over the Eagles.
Both offenses had field days despite the fact that the Dallas and Philly defenses ranked among the best units in the league, and Maher once again cashed in every opportunity he was given. The 16 points tied his season high, and while the kicker doesn't always get many FG chances, he's booted at least three PATs in nine straight games.
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Riley Patterson K | MIA
Jaguars' Riley Patterson: Makes four FGs in win
Patterson went 4-for-5 on field-goal attempts and made his only PAT during Thursday's 19-3 win over the Jets.
Patterson missed wide left from 44 yards during the second quarter but came through on his other four field goals to power Jacksonville's scoring Thursday. The miss was the 23-year-old's first since Week 10, and he's now 27-for-32 on field goals and 30-for-31 on PATs this season.
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Greg Zuerlein K | NYJ
Jets' Greg Zuerlein: Makes only FGA in Week 16
Zuerlein made a 37-yard field goal in Thursday's 19-3 loss to the Jaguars.
Zuerlein accounted for all the offense for New York in Thursday's contest, nailing his only field-goal attempt in the first quarter, giving the Jets an early 3-0 lead. The kicker has now gone 26-for-31 on field goals this season while making all eight tries he's had from less than 40 yards.
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Greg Joseph K | LV
Vikings' Greg Joseph: Makes game-winning kick
Joseph made his only field-goal attempt and all four of his extra-point tries in Week 15's 39-36 overtime win over the Colts.
Joseph made a 40-yarder to seal the largest comeback victory in NFL history. With three games remaining, he sports 93 points on the campaign.
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Chase McLaughlin K | TB
Colts' Chase McLaughlin: Big game in loss
McLaughlin made all five of his field-goal attempts and all three of his extra-point tries in Week 15's 39-36 overtime loss to the Vikings.
McLaughlin nailed field goals from 26, 28, 49, 27 and 52 yards, helping him rack up a season-high 18 points. With three games remaining this term, McLaughlin sports 97 points, ranking just outside the top 10 league-wide at his position.
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Justin Tucker K | BAL
Ravens' Justin Tucker: Rough afternoon in loss
Tucker went 1-for-3 on field-goal tries and did not attempt an extra point in Saturday's 13-3 loss to the Browns.
Tucker knocked down his first field-goal attempt from 53 yards out, but he uncharacteristically missed his next kick from 48 yards and had his final try, a 50-yarder, blocked. Despite the atypical outing this past weekend, the 33-year-old remains a must-start option in Week 16 when Baltimore hosts the Falcons on Saturday.