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Zuerlein made field goals from 36 and 31 yards in Sunday's 42-7 win over the Seahawks, but missed one of his five extra-point tries.

Zuerlein's two missed PATs this season have occurred over the past three games, giving him something to fine-tune as he prepares for the playoffs. Despite those miscues, his 158 total points still comfortably lead the league.

Gonzalez made a 45-yard field goal during Sunday's 27-10 loss to Baltimore.

Though his attempts are still few and far between, Gonzalez has seemingly turned his season around after a rough start by converting six of his last seven field goals. The rookie kicker is 13-for-18 on the season.

Prater converted both of his field-goal attempts and both PATs during Saturday's 20-10 victory over the Bears.

Prater's two field goals put his team on top early, and it was a lead the Lions wouldn't relinquish before the final whistle. The Central Florida product hasn't missed a single attempt from any range since his uncharacteristically poor performance against the Ravens in Week 13 and remains an upper-tier fantasy kicker for Detroit's Week 16 matchup with Cincinnati.

Coons was waived by the Chargers on Monday.

Coons made seven of eight field-goal attempts and five of six extra-point tries, but the Chargers believe they have a better option in the form of Nick Rose, who converted 10 of 11 field goals while filling in for an injured Dustin Hopkins with the Redskins the past couple months. Rose will be a playable fantasy option in a favorable Week 16 matchup with the Jets.

Coons did not attempt a field goal, and missed one of his two extra-point tries in the 30-13 loss to the Chiefs on Saturday.

The Chargers offense was flummoxed throughout most of Saturday, relegating Coons to an afterthought in fantasy. Since joining the Chargers in Week 12 in replace of Nick Novak, Coons has made seven out of eight field goals, and knocked in five of his six extra-point attempts.

Fairbairn did not have a field-goal attempt and made his lone extra-point try in Sunday's 45-7 loss to Jacksonville.

Once the Jaguars jumped out to a 31-0 first-half lead, Fairbairn's chances to score were going to be limited by Houston's need to score touchdowns. His scoring opportunities were severely diminished this season when quarterback Deshaun Watson (knee) suffered a season-ending injury, and those opportunities became fewer when Tom Savage (concussion) was replaced by the little-used T.J. Yates. It doesn't figure to get any better in a Week 16 matchup against the playoff-hungry Steelers, who rank seventh in scoring defense (19.9 PPG).

Butker made three of his four field-goal attempts and all of his three extra-point tries in Saturday's 30-13 win over the Chargers.

After a couple of quiet weeks from a kicking standpoint, Butker has attempted four field goals in each of the last two contests. With a Chiefs offense that appears to have gotten back on track, Butker could have another opportunity to rack up more field goals next week against the Dolphins.

Boswell made his lone field-goal attempt (51) and all three PATs in Pittsburgh's 27-24 loss to New England on Sunday.

No last-second heroics for Boswell this week, as the Steelers came up short in what might have been a preview of the AFC Championship game. Boswell has been a solid fantasy option most of the season and has an attractive matchup on Monday night against the Texans, who allow the second most points to opposing kickers.

Gano made a 33-yard field goal as well as all four of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 31-24 win over the Packers.

Gano has notched seven points in back-to-back outings, while maintaining his record of just one missed field goal this season. That makes him a reliable kicking option in advance of next Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.

The Redskins activated Hopkins (hip) from injured reserve Saturday, Stephen Czarda of the team's official site reports.

Hopkins landed on IR on Oct. 18 due to a strained rotator muscle in his right hip, which he sustained Week 4. After returning to practice Wednesday, he stated his hope that he'd play at some point before the end of the season. Clearly, he did enough in practice this week to do so right away, so he should be ready to maintain career marks of 84 percent on field goals and 94.6 percent on extra points.