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The Cardinals elevated Blankenship from their practice squad Thursday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

Blankenship was signed to Arizona's practice squad Tuesday, and he could serve as the team's top kicker for Thursday night's matchup against the Saints if Matt Prater (hip) -- who's currently questionable to play -- is eventually ruled inactive for a third consecutive contest. The 25-year-old was let go by Indianapolis after going 2-for-3 on field-goal attempts and 2-for-2 on extra-point tries in Week 1.

Prater (hip) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against New Orleans and is considered a game-time decision, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.

If Prater doesn't play, the Cardinals presumably will turn to Rodrigo Blankenship, who was signed to the practice squad Tuesday after Arizona cut Matt Ammendola. Prater missed the past two games and is in danger of missing a third after he was held out of practice all week.

Myers made all four of his field-goal attempts as well as his only extra-point try in Sunday's 19-9 win over the Cardinals.

Myers converted from 39, 27, 34 and 32 yards on his respective field goals. In doing so, he notched a season-high 13 points and has now scored at least eight in four straight outings.

Butker made two of his three field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 24-20 loss to the Bills.

Butker returned from an ankle injury suffered in the season opener to drain a 62-yarder before halftime. While he went wide left with a 51-yard try to begin the third quarter, Butker rallied to make from 44 yards later on. Now that he's healthy again, look for Butker to resurface as one of the league's most productive kickers.

McManus made all three of his field-goal attempts as well as his only extra-point try in Monday night's 19-16 overtime loss to the Chargers.

McManus converted from 51, 27 and 48 yards on his three field goals. The veteran has now notched at least nine points in four of six games this season, giving him good value despite Denver's offense struggling.

Chargers head coach Brandon Staley said Tuesday that Hopkins (hamstring) will be out 2-to-4 weeks, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports.

Hopkins remained in Monday's game after initially suffering a hamstring injury on his first kick of the contest and ended up connecting on four field goals, including a game-winning 39-yarder in overtime. It's unclear if staying in the game made the hamstring issue worse, but the Chargers may not have come away with a victory without Hopkins' persevering performance. In Hopkins' absence, Los Angeles is expected to promote Taylor Bertolet from its practice squad to serve as the primary kicker against Seattle.

Hopkins isn't expected to be available for the Chargers' Week 7 game against the Seahawks after injuring his hamstring in Monday's 19-16 overtime win over the Broncos, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Hopkins initially tweaked his hamstring on an extra-point attempt following Austin Ekeler's second-quarter touchdown, but the kicker soldiered on and came up clutch for the Chargers. He went on to deliver a 37-yard field goal in the final minute of the second quarter, then added 31- and 35-yarders in the second half before drilling a game-winning 39-yard kick with 2:38 remaining in overtime. Fortunately for Hopkins, his injury doesn't seem to be a long-term concern, so he appears likely to avoid a stint on injured reserve. The team will likely promote Taylor Bertolet from the practice squad to serve as its kicker against Seattle.

Prater (hip) was listed as a non-participant on Tuesday's practice report, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Prater's sore right hip kept him from logging any practice activity for the second straight day, but Arizona isn't yet ruling him out for Thursday's game against the Saints. That said, Arizona signed Rodrigo Blankenship to its practice squad Tuesday, and he would be in line to handle kicking duties if the Cardinals determine that Prater will miss a third straight game. Matt Ammendola served as Arizona's kicker the previous two weeks but was waived after missing two kicks during that time.

Bass made his only field-goal try -- a 39-yarder -- and all three of his extra-point attempts in Sunday's 24-20 win over the Chiefs.

While the volume wasn't high, as the Bills got into the end zone three times and also had both a red-zone turnover and a red-zone drive end on downs, Bass was perfect on the day, a level he's been close to all season. The third-year kicker has missed two of 11 field-goal attempts and is a perfect 21-for-21 on extra points, something he hasn't missed on during the past two regular seasons. Bass currently sits sixth in the NFL in kicker scoring with 48 points.

Blankenship signed with the Cardinals' practice squad Tuesday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

Blankenship had a rocky season debut with the Colts in Week 1, missing a potential game-winning kick in overtime, while also sending two kickoffs out of bounds for penalties, which lead to him getting cut. However, with Matt Ammendola being let go Monday by the Cardinals and Matt Prater (hip) still questionable for Thursday's content with the Saints, Blankenship could get a chance at redemption.