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Tavecchio is expected to sign with the Falcons, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

With starter Matt Bryant unlikely to play this week due to a hamstring injury, the Falcons will bring in Tavecchio, whom they waived Sept. 1 after he spent several days with them in training camp. The 28-year-old played his first NFL season in 2017 with the Raiders, where he converted 76.2 percent of his kicks.

Maher connected on all four of his field-goal attempts and all four of his extra points in Sunday's win over the Jaguars.

It was a huge day for the 28-year-old NFL rookie, both in points and in distance -- two of the field goals came from 50-plus yards. Maher has now booted multiple field goals in five straight games and hasn't missed a kick of any sort since Week 1, making him one of the most productive fantasy kickers around through the early part of the schedule.

McManus converted both field-goal attempts and made both extra-point tries in Sunday's loss to the Rams.

McManus knocked through field-goal attempts from 24 yards and 28 yards out. He remains perfect on the season on both field goals and extra points, a streak he'll look to continue Thursday against the Cardinals.

Santos converted three of four field-goal attempts and made both extra-point tries in Sunday's win over the Broncos.

Santos fared well in his second game of the season, although he wasn't able to convert a 47-yard attempt early in the fourth quarter, his first miss of the season. Sean McVay already mentioned there is a chance Greg Zuerlein (groin) is able to return this week, according to Myles Simmons of the Rams' official site. Santos has done a nice job filling in for Zuerlein and could potentially find himself on another roster should his time with the Rams come to an end in the near future.

Coach Sean McVay believes "there's a chance" Zuerlein (groin) returns for Sunday's contest at San Francisco, Myles Simmons of the Rams' official site reports.

Zuerlein has been tending to a groin injury since pregame warmups before a Week 2 matchup with the Cardinals. In the meantime, the Rams have cycled through a pair of kickers, the latter of whom (Cairo Santos) has wrapped up the Rams' scoring with veritable game-winning field goals in back-to-back games. The Rams could continue to roll with Santos until Zuerlein is 100 percent.

Gano made his lone field-goal attempt but missed his only extra-point try in Sunday's 23-17 loss to the Redskins.

Gano's failed extra point marked his first missed kick of the campaign. His lone field goal came from 32 yards, but his total of three points still set a new season low.

Joseph converted both of his field-goal attempts (33, 28 yards) in Sunday's 38-14 loss to the Chargers.

Since joining the Browns, Joseph has made eight of nine field goals and three of four extra-point attempts. While it seems the Browns have finally found a kicker they can trust, Joseph still isn't getting many opportunities, leaving him a non-factor in most fantasy formats.

Coach Dan Quinn said Bryant (hamstring) likely will miss next Monday's game against the Giants, Will McFadden of the Falcons' official site reports.

In the wake of his 57-yard field goal with less than one minute remaining Sunday against the Buccaneers, Bryant needed the help of teammates to get off the field and had an evident limp as he walked to the locker room. The Falcons will work out kickers this week and sign one of them for the short term. Per Jason Butt of The Athletic, Giorgio Tavecchio is an option after spending the last week of August with the team.

Gonzalez had been kicking with a slightly torn groin before the Browns released him in September, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Gonzalez reportedly suffered the injury while warming up prior to the Browns' Week 2 game against the Saints, but he didn't disclose the issue to Cleveland's medical staff until halftime. Though a source told Schefter that most injuries of this nature typically sideline kickers for "a legit three weeks," Gonzalez continued to play through the groin problem, which may have contributed to him missing two field goals in the Browns' 21-18 loss. Now nearly a month removed from being cut loose by the Browns, Gonzalez is feeling healthy and is expected to begin trying out for clubs before the end of October, though it's uncertain that he'll end up finding work. The 23-year-old has converted just 17 of 25 career field-goal attempts (68 percent) and has missed three of 31 extra-point tries.

Fairbairn converted two field-goal attempts and two extra-points for eight points in Sunday's 20-13 win over Buffalo.

Outside of Week 2 -- when Fairbairn was held to five points -- he's been one of the most prolific kickers in the league. Fairbairn leads the NFL in field-goal attempts (18, 3.0 per game) and has parlayed that into 57 points (9.5 PPG), third among placekickers. The Texans were 1-for-4 in the red zone Sunday, continuing a recurring problem for the team (34.6 TD percentage) that's nevertheless advantageous for a kicker's fantasy prospects.