Pineiro will serve as the Bears' kicker Thursday against the Packers, Adam Hoge of WGN Radio 720 AM Chicago reports.

Coach Matt Nagy confirmed Sunday that the team won't bring in a new kicker before the regular-season opener. That doesn't mean Pineiro will keep the job long term; he'll presumably be on a short leash despite converting eight of nine field-goal attempts (including a 58-yarder) in four preseason games. The Bears enter Week 1 with on other kicker on their 53-man roster.

Santos was released by the Buccaneers on Saturday, Scott Smith of the team's official site reports.

Santos lost the kicking battle to Matt Gay in Tampa Bay. Santos has bounced around the past few seasons, kicking for four teams the past two seasons. He's 18-for-23 on field goals and 36-for-37 on extra-point attempts over that span. He may get a look from teams that have kicking troubles or injuries to the position during the year.

Gay officially won the Buccaneers' placekicking job with the release of Cairo Santos on Saturday, Scott Smith of the team's official site reports.

There wasn't much suspense surrounding Gay's job security, but any remote chance of the Buccaneers potentially keeping both kickers to open the season was eliminated Saturday. Gay was able to demonstrate the same powerful leg he'd flashed in his college career at Utah during the preseason with a pair of makes of beyond 50 yards and a 5-for-6 tally on field goals overall. The rookie will be set up for success if he can manage to generate a similar caliber of performance in the regular season, as coach Bruce Arians' offense should offer him no shortage of scoring opportunities.

Walsh was released by the Falcons on Saturday, Will McFadden of the Falcons' official site reports.

Walsh lasted only a week in Atlanta, with the team ultimately deciding to re-sign franchise mainstay Matt Bryant. Walsh struggled in his practice session Tuesday, hitting only five of nine tries, but it is uncertain if that performance played a major factor in the Falcons going a different direction at kicker.

Tavecchio was released by the Falcons on Saturday, Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports.

Tavecchio went only 4-for-9 on field-goal attempts this preseason. With reliable veteran Matt Bryant re-signed, it's no surprise to see Tavecchio released. He will look for a job with another NFL team.

Bryant signed a contract with the Falcons on Saturday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Bryant worked out with the Falcons on Thursday and was ultimately lured out of retirement, presumably to replace Giorgio Tavecchio and Blair Walsh, who were equally disappointing during the preseason. The 44-year-old has been nearly automatic in domes throughout his career, connecting on 89.4 percent of his kicks in the aforementioned contests. Bryant should be an intriguing fantasy option situated in the Atlanta offense that plays just three outdoor games all season.

Lutz didn't attempt a field goal and made his only extra-point attempt in the Saints' 16-13 loss to the Dolphins in Thursday's preseason finale.

The Saints didn't offer much on offense, scoring just two touchdowns and going for a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter following a Jacquizz Rodgers score. Lutz should be a high-end kicker for fantasy purposes this season while playing on a high-powered Saints offense.

Tavecchio succeeded on all three of his point-after tries but missed a 53-yard field goal attempt during Thursday's 31-12 preseason win against Jacksonville.

Tavecchio became Atlanta's presumed starting kicker upon Matt Bryant's release in February, but he put forth a woeful 4-for-9 preseason showing that prompted the team to seek alternative options. In three appearances for the Falcons last season, Tavecchio seemed capable of filling Bryant's shoes for a discounted price, knocking down all five of his field goals and all eight PATs. His inconsistency this preseason, however, convinced the Falcons to bring in Blair Walsh for a one-game audition and subsequently work out Bryant on Friday.

Gano (knee) was placed on injured reserve Friday, Max Henson of the Panthers' official site reports.

The timing of the transaction means Gano won't be eligible to return from IR this season, but he may be able to find a new team if he negotiates an injury settlement. The Panthers will move forward with preseason star Joey Slye as their new kicker.

Santos converted his only kick attempt, an extra-point try, in the Buccaneers' 17-15 preseason win over the Cowboys on Thursday.

Santos once again missed out on showing what he could do on a long field-goal attempt, closing out his competition with rookie Matt Gay with a whimper by only having a chance to try a 23-yard field goal and Thursday's extra-point try over the last two exhibitions. Gay seems like a virtual lock for a roster spot following his excellent summer, although Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports that at one point it was believed the Buccaneers might opt to keep both Santos and Gay on the initial 53-man roster. Meanwhile, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Gay getting the call for Thursday's 53-yard attempt, which he converted, was actually an error. "I really wanted Cairo to get that kick," coach Bruce Arians said."I was really (ticked) because he was supposed to get that kick because he got 55-(yards) in pre-game. I wanted him to get his shot at the long one and we kind of messed that up on the sideline".