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Jets kicker Nick Folk converted his only field-goal attempt Sunday, kicking a 55-yard field goal at the end of the first half while adding two extra points in his team's 43-23 loss to the Bills in Week 8.

The successful kick was Folk's longest of the season and just his second make from at least 50 yards out in 2014. He missed a field goal for the first time this season in last week's loss but is still 14 for 15 on field-goal attempts. The Jets will hit the road to face the Chiefs in Week 9.

Panthers kicker Graham Gano hit three field goals Week 8.

Gano was the only source of offense for Carolina. He hit from 26, 31 and 46 yards during the contest. Gano did not receive an extra point attempt. He'll take on the Saints Week 9.

Dolphins kicker Caleb Sturgis enjoyed a productive day, racking up nine points in a 27-13 victory over the Jaguars. Sturgis nailed a 43-yard kick in the second quarter and a 29-yard kick in the fourth quarter. He finished 2 for 2 in field goal attempts, with three extra points. He has converted 13 of 15 field goal attempts this season.

Vikings kicker Blair Walsh converted field goals of 46 and 38 yards in the win at Tampa Bay, but he hooked a 56-yarder wide left. It was his first miss from 50-plus yards this year. Walsh hit one PAT for a seven-point outing.

He'll face the Redskins in Week 9.

Falcons kicker Matt Bryant was not asked to do much in a Week 8 defeat to the Lions in London. Bryant did not have a field goal attempt and added three extra points in a 22-21 defeat. He has converted 8 of 10 field goal attempts this season.

Lions kicker Matt Prater drilled a game-winning 48-yard field goal as time expired to give his team a 22-21 Week 8 victory over the Falcons in London.

Prater's first attempt went wide right, but he was saved by a delay of game penalty that pushed his kick back 5 yards. He added a 22-yard field goal in the third quarter and a 20-yard shot in the fourth. He finished 3 for 3 in field goal attempts with one extra point, totaling 10 points in the win. He is 5 for 7 on the season.

Cornerbacks Janoris Jenkins and Trumaine Johnson are questionable with knee injuries, according to the injury report released Friday by the Rams for their Sunday game at Kansas City.

The only other non-probables are defensive back Brandon McGee (foot) and center Tim Barnes (shoulder). Both have been ruled out.

Deemed probable are wideout Kenny Britt (ankle), running back Benny Cunningham (knee), linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar (toe), defensive linemen Ethan Westbrooks (hand) and William Hayes (illness), safety T.J. McDonald (concussion), tackle Rodger Saffold (knee) and kicker Greg Zuerlein (illness).

Broncos kicker Brandon McManus hooked his only attempt -- a 53-yard shot -- wide left in a Week 8 victory over the Chargers.

McManus missed his kick in the fourth quarter while trying to extend the lead for the Broncos. He finished 0 for 1 in field goal attempt, adding five extra points in a 35-21 victory. He has converted only 6 of 8 field goal attempts this season.

As expected, Broncos kicker Brandon McManus was deemed active for Thursday night's clash at home against the Chargers. McManus wasn't able to practice Monday and Tuesday because of a right groin injury, but was a full participant in practice Wednesday. He has converted 6 of 7 field goal attempts this season, two of which have come from 40-plus yards.

Dolphins coach Joe Philbin said he called out kicker Caleb Sturgis during a team meeting for missing a pair of field goals during a win Week 7 at Chicago, according to The Miami Herald.

"We were in the team meeting today and we said we’ve got to make those field goals," Philbin said. "We kind of went through that sequence where we took a sack and knocked ourselves back, and made the field goal more difficult. That being said, I said to him right there in the whole team meeting, we’ve got to make those field goals. He knows that and I suspect that he will work at it and he’ll get better at it."

Sturgis is connecting on 78.6 percent of his field goals (11 of 14) after converting at a 76.5 percent rate (26 of 34) as a rookie in 2013.