NFL Player News
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Tyler Bass K | BUF
Bills' Tyler Bass: Perfect in win
Bass made his only field-goal attempt and all three of his extra-point tries in Week 13's 24-10 win over the Patriots.
Bass converted from 48 yards on his lone field goal. Although his six points were below his average, Bass still ranks first among kickers league-wide with 107 total points this season.
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Evan McPherson K | CIN
Bengals' Evan McPherson: Perfect yet again
McPherson converted both of his field-goal attempts and all three extra-point tries during Sunday's 27-24 win over the Chiefs.
McPherson entered Cincinnati's Week 10 bye having missed three total kicks over the Bengals' two games prior. Since then, the second-year pro has gone 7-for-7 on his field-goal attempts and 9-for-9 on PAT tries across the team's last three matchups. McPherson is someone who should be rostered in most leagues given his ability to kick from distance, and because he's part of the Bengals' high-powered offense, which allows more scoring opportunities.
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Greg Joseph K | LV
Vikings' Greg Joseph: Perfect day
Joseph connected on both of his field-goal attempts and all three of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 27-22 win over the Jets.
Joseph opened the game's scoring with a 51-yard field goal in the first quarter, while also delivering from 41 yards out late in the second quarter. The 28-year-old has now been successful on 78 percent of his FGAs on the year, while hitting 84 percent of extra-point attempts. He'll work to be perfect again Week 14 against the Lions.
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Wil Lutz K | DEN
Saints' Wil Lutz: Reliable performance in MNF
Lutz converted all three field goal attempts and his only extra-point try during Monday's 17-16 defeat to Tampa Bay.
Lutz's production benefited from the Saints' struggles to come away with touchdowns in the red zone, as he converted field goals of 38, 21 and 29 yards. The sixth-year kicker has now made 20 of his 26 field goals while converting all 25 of his point-after tries this season. Lutz has also failed to connect on just two kicking attempts since Week 4. The Saints are on bye Week 14, but he should see a healthy number of opportunities when the team takes on an Atlanta defense that ranks 29th in total yards Week 15.
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Caleb Shudak K | TEN
Caleb Shudak: Back on Titans' practice squad
The Titans signed Shudak to their practice squad Tuesday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.
Shudak, who made his NFL debut in Week 12 versus the Bengals because starting kicker Randy Bullock was sidelined due to a calf issue, was added to Tennessee's practice squad Tuesday after being waived Dec. 3. The 25-year-old likely won't be elevated to the Titans' active roster for the remainder of the 2022-23 campaign unless Bullock is forced to miss any more time.
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Jake Elliott K | PHI
Eagles' Jake Elliott: Makes five extra-point attempts
Elliott converted all five of his extra-point attempts but was not asked to kick a single field goal in Sunday's 35-10 win over the Titans.
The Eagles latest win represented an even more extreme version of how they've gotten their points throughout the season, as the team continues to be so good at finding the end zone that they haven't needed Elliott to do all that much. No team has scored more touchdowns than Philadelphia's 44, but their 13 field-goal attempts trail every other team by at least five.
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Brett Maher K | LAR
Cowboys' Brett Maher: FG opportunities drying up
Maher connected on six of seven extra point attempts in Sunday's 54-19 win over the Colts.
He had one PAT blacked and missed out on another when the Cowboys went for two while the outcome of the game was still in doubt. The Dallas offense may be too efficient right now for Maher to have much of a fantasy ceiling -- he's seen at least four extra-point attempts in five straight games, but has zero FG attempts in three of them and only one (which he missed) in one of the other two. That distribution of opportunities isn't likely to change much in Week 14 against the lowly Texans.
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Cameron Dicker K | LAC
Chargers' Cameron Dicker: Makes two field goals
Dicker made two of his three field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point tries against the Raiders during the 27-20 loss Sunday.
Dicker missed just his first kick of the season as he continues to fill in admirably for Dustin Hopkins (hamstring). His one miss came from 52-yards out, so the rookie kicker still hasn't missed a kick within 50 yards. Despite remaining effective, Dicker's fantasy value was again hurt by head coach Brandon Staley's aggressive play calling, as he chose to pass up a 34-yard field-goal attempt early in the game, only to fail to convert on fourth down. If this aggressive play calling continues, it will make a tough matchup against a good Miami defense even more difficult.
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Harrison Butker K | KC
Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Misfires on late game-tying kick
Butker went 1-for-2 on field-goal attempts and 3-for-3 on point-after tries during Sunday's 27-24 loss against the Bengals.
Butker had a flawless 4-for-4 night going on kicks before he attempted a 55-yard field goal with less than four minutes remaining to knot up the game. Unfortunately, it sailed wide right, and the Chiefs didn't get another opportunity. That doesn't devalue Butker much from a fantasy standpoint. He's knocked home a combined eight field goals in the last three weeks.
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Jason Myers K | SEA
Seahawks' Jason Myers: Scores nine points in win
Myers connected on both field-goal attempts and all three extra-point tries in Sunday's 27-23 win over the Rams.
Myers hit field goals from 41 and 26 yards, and he has now made 23 of 24 field-goal tries this year, sporting a league-high 96 percent conversion rate. He now has five more regular-season games to reach his career high of 33 made field goals from back in 2018, when he was with the Jets.