NFL Player News
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Eddy Pineiro K | SF
Bears' Eddy Pineiro: Active for Week 3
Pineiro (knee) is listed as active Monday in Washington.
Pineiro was a late addition to the Bears' Week 3 injury report, showing up on Saturday's version as a limited participant due to a knee injury. Per Adam Jahns of The Athletic, Pineiro was spotted warming up with the training staff prior to Monday's game, which went well enough for him to be cleared for action. Pineiro will look to build upon his perfect start to the campaign.
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Daniel Carlson K | LV
Raiders' Daniel Carlson: Misses 51-yarder in return to Minnesota
Carlson missed his lone field-goal attempt from 51 yards during Sunday's 34-14 loss to the Vikings, though he added a pair of extra points.
Carlson treated Minnesota fans to a familiar sight when he missed from 51 yards out Sunday, having been released by the Vikings due to accuracy concerns during the early stages of his rookie campaign in 2018 after the squad spent a fifth-round pick on him. He ended up converting all three of his attempts from 50-plus yards as a Raider last season, so Oakland shouldn't be hitting the panic button anytime soon.
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Wil Lutz K | DEN
Saints' Wil Lutz: Misses extra-point try
Lutz didn't attempt a field goal and converted three of four extra-point attempts in Sunday's win over the Seahawks.
After attempting seven field goals through the first two games, Lutz wasn't called upon outside of extra points in Week 3, and he missed his first point-after attempt since Week 5 of last year. Lutz will look to get back on track next week versus the Cowboys.
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Matt Bryant K | ATL
Falcons' Matt Bryant: Converts 34-yarder
Bryant made his only field-goal attempt from 34 yards and all three extra points in Sunday's loss to the Colts.
Bryant's perfect on all six extra-point attempts this season, and he's made two of three field goals with one coming from 50 yards. His next contest will be against the Titans, which allowed two field goals over 40 yards in Week 3.
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Matt Gay K | SF
Buccaneers' Matt Gay: Falters at critical time
Gay connected on field-goal attempts of 47, 27, 52 and 23 yards in the Buccaneers' 32-31 loss to the Giants on Sunday. He missed one extra point and had another blocked while also misfiring wide right on a would-be game-winning 34-yard field-goal try.
Gay ran into trouble in some odd occasions Sunday, and his final hiccup cost the Buccaneers the game. After head coach Bruce Arians purposely taking a delay of game penalty before Gay's final try in order to give the rookie kicker what he felt was a more comfortable attempt, Gay promptly hooked the ball slightly to the right of the right goalpost to send the Giants home one-point winners. The Utah product's performance was a microcosm of his upside and weaknesses, as Gay also showed off his elite leg strength with easy makes on his 47- and 52-yard attempts. However, as once again demonstrated Sunday, he's occasionally had issues with shorter kicks. The 25-year-old remains a strong fantasy asset due to his above-average range and his spot on a team with an improving offense, and he'll look to bounce back against the Rams in a Week 4 road matchup.
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Joey Slye K | TEN
Panthers' Joey Slye: Perfect in win
Slye made his lone field-goal attempt and all five of his extra-point tries en route to eight points in Sunday's 38-20 win over the Cardinals.
Slye converted from 36 yards in the fourth quarter to cap Carolina's best scoring performance so far this season. Although it conversely marked Slye's lowest individual output, he still sports a healthy 29 points through three games, missing just one of his 16 total kicks.
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Jason Sanders K | MIA
Dolphins' Jason Sanders: First miss of season
Sanders made two of three field-goal attempts during Sunday's 31-6 loss to the Cowboys.
Sanders missed a field-goal try from 47 yards out during the first quarter, but the second-year pro managed to convert his next two attempts of the day. Miami's offense has significantly struggled through three games this season, and Sanders isn't likely to receive the opportunities necessary to achieve fantasy relevance as long as that trend continues.
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Brett Maher K | LAR
Cowboys' Brett Maher: Misses first kick of 2019
Maher connected on one of two field-goal attempts and all four of his extra points in Sunday's win over the Dolphins.
He clanked a kick off the right upright from 55 yards out in the fourth quarter with the Cowboys already up 24-6, but otherwise, Maher was solid once again. The Dallas offense has scored more than 30 points in every game so far, but it has actually been too efficient to provide Maher with many opportunities for fantasy value -- he's attempted only three field goals against 13 PATs to begin 2019.
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Ka'imi Fairbairn K | HOU
Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Misses two kicks
Fairbairn missed his lone field-goal attempt and converted three of four extra-point kicks in Sunday's 27-20 win over the Chargers in Week 3.
Fairbairn's missed field-goal was a 56-yard attempt as time ran out before halftime, so no shame in that. The Texans have done a much better job of finishing drives in 2019, hitting paydirt six of seven times when reaching the red zone. That's had a cooling effect on Fairbairn, who led the NFL in field-goal attempts in 2018 but has just three through the first three weeks of 2019.
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Chris Boswell K | PIT
Steelers' Chris Boswell: Remains perfect
Boswell made both his field-goals (26, 46) along with both his PATs in Sunday's 24-20 loss to San Francisco.
After an awful 2018 campaign that had him competing to keep his job this preseason, Boswell looks more like the kicker named to the Pro Bowl in 2017. He remains perfect through three games, hitting all five of his field-goals and all four of his PATs. While Boswell appears to have worked out his kicking issues, the offense continues to struggle, averaging less than 17 points per game -- 10 fewer points per game than last season -- making him a risky fantasy play in Week 4 against the Bengals.