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Gano converted both of his field goal attempts and all three extra point tries en route to nine points against the Eagles on Sunday night.

Gano's pair of field goals both came during the fourth quarter, from 35 and 29 yards, respectively. In doing so, Gano brought his season conversion rate to 10-of-13 field goals. With 18-of-19 extra point tries successful as well, Gano totes 48 points on the campaign.

Boswell converted his two field goal attempts (24, 36) and his lone extra point attempt Sunday against the Chiefs.

Boswell remained perfect on the season, and is now 7-of-7 on field goal attempts and 5-of-5 on point after attempts. He has an attractive match-up against division rival Cincinnati in Week 9, against whom Pittsburgh has scored 99 points in their last three meetings.

Tucker made two of his three field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point attempts in Sunday's 25-20 loss to the 49ers.

Tucker probably has the longest leash of any kicker in the NFL, and he's still 11-for-14 on field-goal attempts this season, with two of the misses coming from beyond 50 yards and the other from 40-49. The Ravens may not be good enough to win games, but the offense has at least been competent enough for Tucker to remain a top-10 kicker. He does get a tough matchup this week, with the Ravens traveling to Arizona.

Coons converted his only field goal try (26 yards) and went 2-for-2 on extra point attempts in Sunday's loss to the Broncos.

Coons remained perfect on the season, but didn't really have a lot of opportunities to break his streak. The Denver defense largely kept the Browns' offense in check, which limited the output of the kicking game. Coons will be kicking in a dome when the Browns head to St. Louis for a Week 7 contest against the Rams.

Placekicker Zach Hocker has been released by the Saints, reports Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports.

Hocker becomes the latest kicker casualty, as his release comes after missing four of his 13 field goal attempts and sending an extra point awry as well. Most recently, Hocker went 1 for 3 on field goals Thursday against the Falcons, ultimately costing him a roster spot.

McManus went 4-for-5 on his field goal attempts, connecting from 29, 25, 39 and 34 yards while missing from 51 at the end of the first half, and 2-for-2 on extra points Sunday against the Browns.

McManus' miss was his first this season, and he's a solid 16-for-17 through six games, though fantasy owners will have to look elsewhere in Week 7, as the Broncos are off before facing the Packers in Week 8.

Boswell converted 4-of-4 field goals (28, 47, 48, 51) and made his only extra point attempt in the Steelers' 25-13 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.

It only took the Steelers four tries to find their kicker, with Boswell going a perfect 5-of-5 on field goals and 4-of-4 on extra points in two games. He'll have a favorable matchup in Week 7 against the Chiefs, who have allowed opposing kickers to score 41 points in six games (6.8 PPG).

Folk connected on 2-of-3 field goal attempts along with four extra points Sunday against Washington.

His field goals were from 35 and 39 yards, but his only miss was short from 49 yards away. The Jets have been able to move the ball well on offense this season, and now he's had multiple field goal attempts in three of his last four games.

Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker made one of his two field-goal attempts in the Week 5 defeat to Cleveland.

Tucker missed from 51 yards out, but he has still connected on 11 of his 13 attempts this season, with two field goals from beyond 50 yards. Most kickers would only be borderline options if attached to the same offense, but Tucker is good enough to be considered one of the top 12 at his position.

Boswell converted 3-of-3 extra points and his lone field goal attempt (47) in Pittsburgh's 24-20 win over San Diego on Monday.

Boswell is the Steelers' fourth kicker this season, and was playing in his first NFL game, which may have been a factor in to Coach Mike Tomlin's decision to go for the touchdown on the final play of the game, rather than a field goal to send the contest to overtime. Fortunately, it worked out for Pittsburgh and Le'Veon Bell owners, but was a reminder to fantasy owners to avoid the Steelers' kicking game for now.