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McLaughlin went 5-for-6 on field-goal attempts and made both of his extra-point tries during the Buccaneer's 29-27 win over the Jets on Sunday.

Two of McLaughlin's five field goals came from 50-plus yards as he paced the Buccaneers' scoring. Things took a turn for the worst in the fourth quarter for Tampa Bay, when McLaughlin's field-goal attempt from 43 yards to extend the Bucs' lead to nine points was blocked by Will McDonald, who scooped the ball and returned it for a touchdown to give the Jets a one-point lead. Baker Mayfield was able to bring the Buccaneers back down the field into the Jets' territory to set up McLaughlin for a 36-yard field goal, who hit it right down the middle to improve the Bucs' record to 3-0. McLaughlin missed three kicks over the first two games of the regular season, but Sunday's effort showed why he's been one of the most reliable kickers in the NFL over the past two seasons. Next up is a Week 4 home matchup against the Eagles, whose special-teams unit blocked two field goals (one of which was returned for a touchdown) in a 33-26 win over the Rams on Sunday.

Reichard went 2-for-2 on field-goal tries and made six PATs in Sunday's 48-10 win over the Bengals.

Reichard made both of his field goals in the second quarter, connecting from 35 yards and a franchise-record 62 yards, the latter of which was as time expired in the half. The kicker has now made all six of his field-goal attempts, including four makes from 50-plus yards, while also going 7-for-7 on extra-point tries this season.

Shrader made two of three field goals and all five of his extra-point attempts in Sunday's 41-20 win over the Titans.

Indy's kicker recorded double-digit points for the third time in three games this season. Shrader is now 11 of 12 on field goals and 10 of 10 on extra points in 2025.

Dicker went 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts and made two PATs in Sunday's 23-20 win over the Broncos.

Dicker connected on a 32-yard field goal to cap off the Chargers' first possession of the game before later adding a 24-yarder in the third quarter. The kicker finished off his day with a game-winning 43-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter. Dicker has now made all seven of his field-goal tries, while going 7-for-7 on PATs through three weeks this season.

Aubrey connected on both of his field-goal attempts in the Cowboys' 31-14 loss to the Bears on Sunday.

The kicker also connected on a 53-yarder, his fourth from 50 or more in 2025. Altogether, Aubrey is now eight for eight on field-goal tries and six of six on extra-point attempts to begin the season.

Gano has a groin injury and is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Chiefs, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.

The kicker had to be helped off by a trainer before the game even started, per Duggan. Gano has made all five of his field-goal tries and all four of his extra-point attempts in 2025 so far. New York does not have another kicker on the active roster, though Jamie Gillan is the punter and could perhaps step in.

Szmyt (calf) is slated to kick Sunday against the Packers, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Per the report, Szmyt's MRI checked out okay, and Saturday the Browns removed the 'questionable' designation that the kicker had carried after being limited in practice Friday. In two games thus far, Szmyt has made two of his three field-goal attempts and three of his four extra-point tries.

The Falcons signed Romo from their practice squad to the active roster Friday, Tori McElhaney of the team's official site reports.

In the wake of Younghoe Koo missing a potential game-winning 44-yard field goal Week 1 against the Buccaneers, Atlanta signed Romo to the practice squad and then elevated him for a Week 2 matchup with the Vikings, while the former didn't travel with the team. Romo then made all five field-goal attempts and his sole point-after try this past Sunday in a 22-6 win. The Falcons have opted to move forward with Romo as their kicker after releasing Koo in a corresponding move.

Patterson reverted to the Dolphins' practice squad Friday, per the NFL's transaction log.

Patterson has been subbing in for Jason Myers (hip) to begin the season, and the former has connected on both field-goal attempts and all six point-after tries. Now that Patterson has been elevated three times, though, Miami has used its max number of such transactions on him, meaning he must be signed to the active roster in order to handle kicking duties Week 4 against the Jets and if Myers remains on injured reserve after that point.

The Falcons released Koo on Friday, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

After opening his career with a 3-for-6 showing on field-goal attempts in a four-game stint with the Chargers in 2017, Koo resurfaced with the Falcons in 2019 and had been the team's trusted kicker in the meantime until Week 1 of this season, when he missed a potential game-winning 44-yarder against the Buccaneers. Atlanta then signed Parker Romo to the practice squad and elevated him ahead of this past Sunday's game at Minnesota, while Koo didn't travel with the team. Romo connected on all five FGAs and his only point-after try Week 2, and the performance was enough for the Falcons to decide to move on from Koo and roll with Romo moving forward.