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Badgley reverted to Indianapolis' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

Badgley performed well in Rodrigo Blankenship's (hip) place, knocking through all four extra points and his lone attempted field goal. There's a good chance he could be thrust into action yet again in Week 7 against San Francisco.

Gay connected on his lone field-goal kick and converted all five of his extra-point attempts during Sunday's 38-11 win over the Giants.

It was another solid fantasy performance for Gay. He's hit 10 of 11 field-goal attempts and 20 of 21 extra-point kicks and should probably be considered a set-and-forget option at kicker in most leagues.

The Saints designated Lutz (abdomen) for a return from injured reserve Monday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

Mike Triplett of ESPN.com reported earlier this month that Lutz was trending toward making his season debut next Monday in Seattle, but even though Lutz has been cleared to resume practicing this week, it's unclear if he'll be deemed fit for kicking duties. Since New Orleans signed Brian Johnson off the Bears' practice squad Oct. 12, he'll need to remain on the 53-man roster for at least three games. Ideally, the Saints wouldn't want to dedicate two roster spots to kickers, but that could come to fruition if Lutz looks healthy enough in practice this week to get activated ahead of Monday's game. Whether he returns to the roster Week 7 or later on in the 21-day evaluation window, Lutz presumably will unseat the unproven Johnson atop the depth chart. The 27-year-old kicked in all 16 games for New Orleans in 2020, converting on 23 of 28 field-goal attempts and 57 of 58 extra-point tries.

Joseph converted three of five field-goal attempts and his only extra-point attempt in Sunday's win at Carolina. Despite missing a 47-yard attempt at the end of regulation that would have won the game and a 50-yard attempt with seven minutes left in regulation, head coach Mike Zimmer wasn't overly concerned. "Kicking into that wind, and I knew those two were right on the edge, that he missed, I think," Zimmer told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. "But he's done a good job. I don't fault him for those."

Joseph has seemingly been at the center of every game for the Vikings with a miss as time expired in a loss to Arizona, a made field goal as time expired to win over Detroit and a field goal as time expired to send the game into overtime at Cincinnati. It appears that, so far, the misses haven't put his job in jeopardy.

Carlson made two of three field-goal attempts and converted all four of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 34-24 win over the Broncos.

Carlson missed a field-goal attempt from inside 50 yards for the first time since Week 8 of the 2020 regular season, but he still managed to produce 10 total points in the win Sunday. He's now 12 of 14 on field goals and 13 of 14 on extra points through six games.

Myers connected on both field-goal attempts and both extra-point tries in Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss to the Steelers.

Myers hit a 40-yarder early in the fourth quarter and knocked home another as regulation expired to send the game to overtime. After missing two field goals over the previous three weeks, it's encouraging that Myers is back on track. The Seahawks may be even more conservative on fourth downs with Russell Wilson (finger) out of the lineup, so Myers' ceiling could go up a bit, though he still has attempted just seven field goals through six games.

Folk made three extra-point tries in Sunday's 35-29 overtime loss to the Cowboys.

Folk was questionable with a knee injury heading into Sunday's matchup, but he played through the issue. The 36-year-old wasn't needed for any field-goal attempts but was perfect on his three kicks in the overtime loss. Folk has now made five of six field-goal attempts while converting six of seven extra-point tries across the last three games.

Zuerlein connected on three of four field goals and both his PATs in Sunday's overtime win over the Patriots.

The veteran kicker hooked a 51-yard field-goal attempt wide left inside the final three minutes of the game that would have given the Cowboys a 23-21 lead, but Zuerlein's miss was quickly forgotten when Trevon Diggs took an INT to the house on the ensuing possession for the Pats, setting up a wild finish to an eventual 35-29 victory. Heading into a Week 7 bye and with Buffalo's Tyler Bass still to play Monday night, Zuerlein sits second in the NFL in scoring with 55 points on 12 made FGs and 19 PATs.

Hopkins made two of his three field-goal attempts while converting his lone extra-point try in Sunday's 31-13 loss to Kansas City.

Hopkins was perfect on seven field-goal attempts across the last four weeks and made a pair of field goals in the first half of Sunday's Week 6 matchup. However, he missed a 42-yard try wide left early in the third quarter. The 31-year-old has made 12 of 14 field-goal attempts while converting 10 of 12 extra-point tries in 2021.

Gano made his lone field-goal attempt in Sunday's 38-11 loss to the Rams.

Gano had missed a field goal in each of the last two games, but he converted a 27-yard attempt early in Sunday's loss. Across the last three weeks, the 34-year-old has made five of seven field-goal attempts while converting all three of his extra-point tries.