NFL Player News
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Greg Zuerlein K | NYJ
Jets' Greg Zuerlein: Critical miss leads to Week 4 loss
Zuerlein made three of four field-goal attempts in Sunday's 10-9 loss to the Broncos.
Zuerlein scored all of the Jets' points in this one, but his makes from 23, 35 and 40 yards were overshadowed by his missed 50-yard field-goal attempt with 47 seconds remaining, which ended the Jets' hopes of improving to 3-1. Instead, the Jets are 2-2 and Zuerlein's just 5-for-7 on field-goal attempts heading into a Week 5 trip to London to face the Vikings.
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Brayden Narveson K | GB
Packers' Brayden Narveson: Misses two more kicks
Narveson missed two field-goal attempts and made all three of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 31-29 loss to the Vikings.
Narveson was errant from both 37 and 49 yards out, and those misfires proved costly in a game that was decided by only two points. He has made all nine of his extra-point tries this season, but he is now just nine of 13 when trying to put three points on the board -- and he had another miss wiped out by a penalty. Head coach Matt LaFleur, per Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, said following Sunday's game that he has "a lot of confidence" in Narveson, but the door is open for a kicking change in Green Bay.
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Dustin Hopkins K | CLE
Browns' Dustin Hopkins: Costly XP miss
Hopkins successfully converted his lone field-goal attempt and one of two extra-point kicks in Sunday's 20-16 loss to Las Vegas in Week 4.
Hopkins rebounded from his first FGA miss in Week 3 by driving one through the uprights from 56 yards away, but the extra-point fail was costly. He was wide left early in the fourth quarter, a kick that would have left the Browns one score down instead of two had it been successful. That later proved to be critical when when Deshaun Watson was sacked inside the red zone on fourth down on the team's final possession. It's unlikely the miss will impact Hopkins' job, and the 1-3 Browns have many more pressing issues to address than their placekicker.
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Blake Grupe K | NO
Saints' Blake Grupe: Perfect on kicking attempts Week 4
Grupe nailed his only field-goal attempt and all three of his extra-point tries during Sunday's 26-24 defeat versus Atlanta.
Grupe has now converted all nine of his field-goal attempts through the first four games of the season. His only miss this year came on a blocked PAT during a 44-19 win against the Cowboys in Week 2. The second-year kicker is off to a good start after he went 30-for-37 on field-goal tries over 17 games last season. He'll look to keep it up during next week's road matchup against the Chiefs on Monday, Oct. 7.
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Cairo Santos K | CHI
Bears' Cairo Santos: Tallies six points
Santos converted his lone field-goal attempt in the Bears' 24-18 win over the Rams on Sunday.
Santos recovered from his first missed field goal of the season last week with a perfect performance against the Rams. The kicker is extremely accurate, but his fantasy value is directly tied to the weekly success of the Chicago offense, which is far from being a consistent unit.
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Eddy Pineiro K | CAR
Panthers' Eddy Pineiro: Drills four kicks in Week 4
Pineiro converted his one field-goal attempt while making all three of his extra-point tries during Sunday's 34-24 loss to the Bengals.
Pineiro has yet to miss a kick through four weeks, as the 29-year-old is now six-for-six on field-goal attempts and seven-for-seven on extra-point tries. He split the uprights on his longest kick of the year Sunday, a 48-yard field goal to cut Cincinnati's lead to seven points in the fourth quarter. Pineiro is projected to continue seeing increased kicking opportunities with Andy Dalton remaining the Panthers' starting quarterback in Week 5.
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Greg Joseph K | NYG
Giants' Greg Joseph: Kicks five FGs in loss to Dallas
Joseph converted all five of his field-goal attempts in Thursday night's 20-15 loss to the Cowboys.
Kicking in place of an injured Graham Gano (hamstring) for the second straight week, Joseph was the only means of scoring for the Giants in Thursday night's defeat. Joseph's makes were from 52, 41, 38, 22 and 42 yards out. Through two games, Joseph has made five of six field-goal tries and all three of his extra-point attempts.
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Brandon Aubrey K | DAL
Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey: Misses long field-goal attempt
Aubrey converted two of three field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point tries in Thursday night's 20-15 win over the Giants.
The kickers did most of the scoring damage in the NFC East affair, as Greg Joseph recorded all 15 points on five field-goal kicks for the G-Men. Aubrey's miss from 51 yards out with 31 seconds left in the game was his first miss of the season and first career miss from 50-plus yards out. He'd previously made 16 straight from that range.
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Joey Slye K | NE
Patriots' Joey Slye: Converts only FG attempt Week 3
Slye made his only field-goal try and didn't attempt any extra points in last Thursday's Week 3 loss to the Jets.
Slye accounted for New England's only points in the defeat with a 44-yard field goal in the second quarter. The veteran kicker has gone 6-for-7 in field-goal tries through three weeks, with his only miss being a 48-yard attempt that was blocked. Though the Patriots are averaging only 13.0 points this season, Slye has managed to maintain moderate productivity since the team has struggled to score TDs when managing to get into the red zone.
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Cameron Dicker K | LAC
Chargers' Cameron Dicker: Makes lone FG attempt Week 3
Dicker made his only field-goal try and his only extra-point attempt in Sunday's loss to Pittsburgh.
Dicker didn't get many opportunities in the contest, but he converted when called upon, making a 28-yard field goal in the second quarter. The 24-year-old has gone 6-for-6 in field-goal tries and 4-for-5 in extra-point attempts through three weeks. He's had one field-goal try of beyond 50 yards -- a 53-yarder against the Raiders in Week 1 that he successfully converted.