NFL Player News
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Brandon Aubrey K | DAL
Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey: Misses 61-yarder in loss
Aubrey missed his only field-goal attempt and connected on his only extra-point try in Sunday's 41-7 loss to the Eagles.
With the game well out of hand in the fourth quarter, coach Mike McCarthy let Aubrey attempt a 61-yard FG. The kick had plenty of distance, but it wound up hitting about halfway up the right upright and bouncing wide. Aubrey's 137 points ties him for second in scoring in the NFL with Ka'imi Fairbairn, well behind Chris Boswell's 153, heading into a Week 18 meeting with the Commanders.
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Matthew Wright K | HOU
Matthew Wright: Dropped by Tennessee
The Titans waived Wright on Monday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.
Wright impressed while serving as the Titans' top kicker in the Week 17 loss to the Jaguars, converting on all three of his field-goal attempts and his lone extra-point try while filling in for the injured Nick Folk (abdomen). Folk is likely to return and serve as Tennessee's starting kicker in the Week 18 matchup against the Colts after Wright was waived Monday.
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Jason Sanders K | MIA
Dolphins' Jason Sanders: Perfect in win over Cleveland
Sanders converted both of his field-goal tries and both extra-point attempts during Sunday's 20-3 win over the Browns.
Sanders has been perfect on 25 consecutive field-goal attempts across his last 10 appearances. On the year, he boasts a 90 percent conversion rate (35 of 39) on field-goal tries and has made 24 of 26 PATs. He'll work to close out the regular season strong Week 18 at home against the Jets.
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Cam Little K | JAC
Jaguars' Cam Little: On target in win
Little made both of his field-goal tries and converted both of his extra-point attempts during Sunday's 20-13 win versus the Titans.
Little opened the scoring in Week 17 with a 48-yarder to cap the first drive of the game, and he remained steady afterwards. He's now gone four straight games without missing a kick, but the Jaguars' below-average offense will likely cap his opportunities in Week 18 at Indianapolis.
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Zane Gonzalez K | ATL
Commanders' Zane Gonzalez: Perfect against Atlanta
Gonzalez made his lone field-goal attempt and converted all three of his extra-point tries during the Commanders' 30-24 overtime win over the Falcons on Sunday night.
Three of Gonzalez's four kicking attempts came in the second half of Sunday's game, including a 31-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter that extended Washington's lead to seven points. Gonzalez is now 4-for-6 on field-goal attempts and 17-for-17 on extra-point tries in his five games with the Commanders. Whether Gonzalez will kick for the Commanders in the regular-season finale against the Cowboys will depend on whether Austin Seibert (groin) is activated off injured reserve.
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Will Reichard K | MIN
Vikings' Will Reichard: Doinks two field goals vs. Packers
Reichard made all three of his extra-point tries but went 2-for-4 on field-goal attempts during the Vikings' 27-25 win over the Packers on Sunday.
Reichard missed his first kicking attempt midway through the first quarter, when his 57-yard field-goal try (one yard shy of his career long) clanged off the crossbar. The rookie sixth-round pick got back on track with two successful field-goal tries in the second quarter -- including a 50-yard field goal at the end of the first half -- but his 43-yard field-goal attempt early in the fourth quarter bounced off the left upright and prevented the Vikings from going up by 20 points. It was the second time this season that Reichard missed two field-goal attempts in a game, with the first instance taking place against the Colts in Week 9 (and he was placed on injured reserve the following week due to a strained right quadriceps). The Vikings will need Reichard to be on target in their pivotal regular-season finale against the Lions on Sunday in a game that will determine the No. 1 seed in the NFC heading into the postseason.
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Dustin Hopkins K | CLE
Browns' Dustin Hopkins: Makes lone kick in loss
Hopkins converted his lone field-goal attempt and did not have an extra-point try in Sunday's 20-3 loss to Miami in Week 17.
Hopkins, who missed six of his last nine field-goal attempts, drilled a chip shot from 25 yards for the Browns' only points. Cleveland's offense has not been conducive to kicker scoring since Dorian Thompson-Robinson took over at quarterback. The Browns have scored 16 points over the last three games, and kickers have attempted one field goal during that stretch.
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Graham Gano K | NYG
Giants' Graham Gano: Buoyed by team's offensive outburst
Gano made his only field-goal try and converted all six of his extra-point attempts in Sunday's 45-33 Week 17 win against Indianapolis.
Gano came into Sunday with no field-goal attempts and just three extra-point tries over his past two games as the kicker for a struggling New York offense. The Giants turned around that script against the Colts, surpassing both the 30-point and 40-point mark as a team for the first time this season. Though Gano got only one field-goal try -- a 30-yarder that he converted with just over two minutes remaining in the game -- he boosted his scoring total with a successful extra point after each of the team's six touchdowns. Given the state of the Giants offense throughout the campaign, it would be unreasonable to expect a repeat offensive explosion Week 18 against Philadelphia.
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Eddy Pineiro K | SF
Panthers' Eddy Pineiro: Misses again in Week 17
Pineiro missed his lone field-goal attempt while converting both of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 48-14 loss to the Buccaneers.
Pineiro missed a kick for the second consecutive week in Sunday's blowout loss, pulling a 53-yard attempt wide left right before halftime. The 29-year-old has been fairly accurate this season but has struggled from distance, having now converted on just six of nine kicks from beyond 40 yards. Pineiro's final opportunity to score in the Panthers' 2024 campaign will come in the Week 18 matchup in Atlanta.