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    Cardinals' Matt Prater: Questionable for Sunday

    Prater (hip) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Minnesota, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

    The veteran kicker managed limited practices throughout the week after missing Arizona's last three games. If he's declared inactive before the 1:00 ET kickoff Sunday, the Cardinals will again turn to Rodrigo Blankenship as their placekicker. Coach Kliff Kingsbury mentioned earlier in the week that both kickers might be active if Prater is healthy enough to play, with Blankenship then handling kickoffs while Prater would take care of field goals and extra points.

  • Steelers' Chris Boswell: Groin injury surfaces

    Boswell (groin) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Eagles, Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reports.

    This injury must have popped up late in the week, as Boswell was unable to practice Friday after being off the injury report Wednesday and Thursday. Already massive underdogs on the road against the undefeated Eagles, the Steelers could find themselves scrambling for a last-minute replacement kicker if Boswell's unable to suit up.

  • Ravens' Justin Tucker: Has 61-yard attempt blocked

    Tucker made two of three field-goal attempts and all three PAT tries in Thursday's 27-22 win over Tampa Bay.

    Tucker connected from 22 yards out in the first quarter and from 30 in the fourth. He was good from 70 yards away in warmups, so the Ravens didn't think twice about sending Tucker out for a 61-yard attempt at the end of the first half, but that kick was blocked. Despite having a miss on his ledger in two of his last three games, Tucker remains the cream of the crop at the kicker position.

  • Matt Prater K | BUF

    Cardinals' Matt Prater: Logs another limited session

    Prater (hip) was limited during Thursday's practice, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

    Prater has been sidelined during each of the team's last three contests due to a hip issue, and his Week 8 availability remains in question following his limited session Thursday. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury said Wednesday that the veteran kicker might only attempt field goals and extra-point tries if he's eventually cleared to play Sunday against the Vikings, whereas Rodrigo Blankenship would handle kickoffs, per Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com. However, Friday's practice/injury report should provide further clarification whether Prater will be able to suit up this weekend or not.

  • Cardinals' Rodrigo Blankenship: Moves to Cardinals' active roster

    Arizona signed Blankenship to the active roster from the practice squad Wednesday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

    Blankenship made two field goals in his debut for the Cardinals last week, with one coming from 50 yards out, and he went 2-for-3 on extra-point tries. His move to the active roster could signal that Matt Prater (hip) is trending in the wrong direction for Sunday's game against the Vikings.

  • Matt Prater K | BUF

    Cardinals' Matt Prater: Considered 'day-to-day'

    Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury labeled Prater (hip) day-to-day on Wednesday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

    Prater was a game-time decision last Thursday against the Saints before the Cardinals ruled him out for a third consecutive game. Now that he's practicing for the first time since his last appearance Week 4, he'll look to build upon Wednesday's limited participation as the week goes on. Kingsbury also noted that Prater may only kick field goals and extra points if he's available for Sunday's contest at Minnesota, with Rodrigo Blankenship handling kickoffs. However, it's unclear whether that'll come to pass.

  • Broncos' Brandon McManus: Misses two kicks

    McManus missed one of his two field-goal attempts as well as his only extra-point try in Sunday's 16-9 loss to the Jets.

    McManus failed on a PAT to begin the day, then went wide right on a 56-yard attempt with his next kick. Although he subsequently rallied with a 44-yard make, it wasn't the veteran's best performance, as Denver suffered a close defeat at home.

  • Jaguars' Riley Patterson: Misses extra point

    Patterson made his only field-goal attempt but missed his lone extra-point try in Sunday's 23-17 loss to the Giants.

    Patterson converted from 27 yards on his field goal. His missed PAT was only his first of the campaign, but Patterson has still scored merely three points in three of his last four outings.

  • Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Misfires once in seven kicks

    Butker went 0-for-1 on field-goal attempts and 6-for-6 on point-after tries during Sunday's 44-23 win against the 49ers.

    Unfortunately, Butker's lone miss Sunday came on an attempt that counts for the most for fantasy purposes, but he at least knocked home all six of his extra-point tries to maintain some fantasy value. The Chiefs demonstrated their offensive prowess against one of the better defenses in the NFL, which bodes well for his outlook.

  • Nick Folk K | NYJ

    Patriots' Nick Folk: Two points in Week 7

    Folk made both of his extra-point tries in Monday's 33-14 loss to the Bears.

    Folk's two-point effort Monday follows a two-game stretch in which he recorded 25 points. Overall, the veteran kicker has notched 47 points in seven games to date and chances are Folk sees more scoring opportunities this Sunday against the Jets than he did in Week 7.

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