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  • Matt Prater K | BUF

    Lions' Matt Prater: Misses twice in Baltimore

    Prater missed his only field-goal attempt (43 yards) while converting just two of three PATs during Sunday's 44-20 loss to the Ravens.

    Prater reportedly battled a sickness in the days leading up to the game according to Kyle Meinke of MLive.com, but it isn't clear if that had any impact on his performance -- which was easily Prater's worst of the year. In fact, he was previously perfect from within 50 yards and hadn't missed a single PAT all season. It didn't help that the Lions struggled to move the ball, affording Prater minimal chances to redeem himself. While this poor performance doesn't instill much confidence in fantasy owners with the fantasy playoffs in tow, Prater remains the strong-legged marksman he was prior to Week 13 and should continue to be started with confidence.

  • Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Misses second field goal of 2017

    Butker converted one of his two field-goal attempts in Sunday's 38-31 loss to the Jets, adding four extra points.

    Even including Sunday's miss, Butker has misfired just twice in 26 attempts overall this season. Assuming he can continue his success, the rookie placekicker will likely have a roster spot on the Chiefs and fantasy squads for the foreseeable future.

  • Cairo Santos K | CHI

    Bears' Cairo Santos: May be replaced

    Bears head coach John Fox said the team may need to find a replacement for Santos, who injured his groin during Sunday's 15-14 loss to the 49ers, Adam Hoge of WGN Radio 720 AM Chicago reports.

    With the Bears unable to venture into scoring range after the first quarter, Santos' injury didn't have much impact on Sunday's game. He dealt with a groin injury earlier this season, prompting the Chiefs to place him on injured reserve and eventually release him. The Bears could turn back to Connor Barth, who was released to make room for Santos a few weeks ago.

  • Travis Coons K | LAR

    Chargers' Travis Coons: Knocks in four field goals

    Coons made four of his five field-goal attempts (21, 40, 22 and 27 yards) and also connected on his lone extra-point try in the 19-10 win over the Browns on Sunday.

    With Nick Novak sidelined due to a back injury, Coons came up big against his former team Sunday. While the 25-year-old did miss his first kick, a 38-yarder that hit the right upright, Coons was able to rally by knocking in his next four attempts. So long as Novak remains out, the second-year pro has plenty of value kicking for an explosive Chargers team that has scored 101 points combined in the last three weeks.

  • Rams' Greg Zuerlein: Hits four more field goals

    Zuerlein connected for four field goals (56, 20, 24 and 41 yards) and made both his point-after attempts during Sunday's 32-16 win over Arizona.

    Zuerlein has now kicked multiple field goals in 10 of 12 games and is up to 36 for the campaign. The league record of 44 is held by David Akers, who accomplished the feat for San Francisco in 2011, and that mark is now in serious jeopardy. Zuerlein is obviously locked in as a high-end fantasy asset while chasing a historic season.

  • Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Gets vote of confidence

    Texans head coach Bill O'Brien suggested Monday that the team would stick with Fairbairn as its kicker, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. "He's a good kicker. I have a lot of faith in him," O'Brien said of Fairbairn. "He had a bad day [in Sunday's 24-13 loss to the Titans]. He'll be alright."

    Fairbairn had a pair of costly missed field goals Sunday that changed the complexion of the contest, with the attempt he yanked wide left from 23 yards out in the third quarter especially brutal. The first-year kicker at least righted the ship before the end of the game by knocking home a 42-yard attempt, and his solid work on the whole this season looks like it will give him a little leeway before the Texans start working out other options. Through Houston's 12 games, Fairbairn has connected on 17 of 21 field-goal tries and 29 of 31 extra-point attempts.

  • Matt Bryant K | ATL

    Falcons' Matt Bryant: Connects on three kicks in loss

    Bryant connected on three field goals in Sunday's 14-9 loss to the Vikings.

    Bryant connected from 36, 38 and 47 yards, but he missed a late attempt from 45 yards that could have made it a 14-12 game. Bryant is now 24-for-28 on the season and has a decent kicking matchup in Week 14 at home against the Saints.

  • Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Misses two field goals in Week 13

    Fairbairn converted two of his four field-goal attempts and his lone extra-point try in Sunday's 24-13 loss to the Titans.

    Fairbairn had a 48-yard attempt hit the upright, then badly misfired on a 28-yard try, which sailed wide left. The misses occurred at critical junctures that could have altered the game's outcome. On balance, the Texans have been pleased with Fairbairn, who has connected on 17 of 21 attempts this season, but the rookie kicker has missed four of his last 10 tries. All of the misses have come in the last five games with Tom Savage at quarterback. Given the way Houston's offense has regressed since Savage replaced the dynamic Deshaun Watson (knee) under center, any missed opportunity to score hurts.

  • Graham Gano K | NYG

    Panthers' Graham Gano: Kept quiet in defeat

    Gano did not attempt a field goal but made all three of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 31-21 loss to the Saints.

    Gano's scoring opportunities were restricted Sunday, but he still did all that was asked of him. Although his three points tied a season low, Gano still sports 93 on the campaign, placing him just outside the top 10 leaguewide.

  • Cairo Santos K | CHI

    Bears' Cairo Santos: Suffers groin injury

    Santos sustained a groin injury in Sunday's loss to the 49ers, Jeff Dickerson of ESPN.com reports.

    Bears head coach John Fox indicated post-game that Santos "tweaked his groin," but the injury was never officially announced during the game even though punter Pat O'Donnell began practicing field goals at halftime and handled kickoffs during the contest. The severity of the injury is unclear at this point, so he'll likely be reevaluated Monday as the Bears look to determine whether or not Santos will be available for the Week 14 game in Cincinnati. It's somewhat troubling that Santos is dealing with a groin issue again, given that the injury was why the Chiefs placed him on injured reserve in September before ultimately waiving him.

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