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2025 Kicking
| STATS |
FG
Field Goals
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FGM-A
Field Goals Made - Field Goals Attempted
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FG%
Field Goal Percentage
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XP
Extra Points
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XPM-A
Extra Points Made - Extra Points Attempted
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PTS
Kicking Points
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| Regular Season | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 46 | 49 | 100 |
| Post Season | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
Top Matt Prater News
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Bills' Matt Prater: Upgrades to full participation
Prater (quad/calf) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice.
Prater was listed as a non-participant in Tuesday's walkthrough but was able to upgrade to full participation in Wednesday's session. The kicker was questionable to play ahead of last Sunday's playoff win over the Jaguars, but he managed to suit up for the game and put forth a flawless effort. The 41-year-old should be all set to play in Saturday's divisional-round matchup against the Broncos, barring any setbacks.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Sits out first practice of week
The Bills listed Prater as a non-participant in Tuesday's walk-through practice due to right quadriceps and calf injuries.
The kicker had previously been listed on injury reports with only the quad issue, which kept him from playing in Weeks 16 and 17. Since returning in Week 18, Prater has knocked down both of his field-goal tries and all six of his extra-point attempts, but he's ceded kickoff duties to punter Mitch Wishnowsky in both contests. Even though Prater's calf is now bothering him as well, head coach Sean McDermott said he expects the veteran to kick during Wednesday's practice, per Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com. If Prater is unable to play in Saturday's divisional-round game in Denver, the Bills will likely call up Matthew Wright from the practice squad to serve as their placekicker.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Ready for more practice reps
Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Monday that Prater (quadriceps) is "in a good spot" heading into Saturday's divisional-round matchup with the Broncos, Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News reports.
Prater was limited in the Bills' wild-card win over the Jaguars after aggravating a right quadriceps injury Week 18. The veteran kicker ceded kickoff duties to punter Mitch Wishnowsky but participated on field-goal and extra-point attempts, converting on all five of his opportunities. McDermott also said Monday that he expects Prater to practice more as the team prepares for the divisional-round matchup
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Bills' Matt Prater: Cleared for wild-card round
Prater (quadriceps) is active for Sunday's AFC wild-card game against the Jaguars.
Prater aggravated a right quadriceps injury during the Bills' Week 18 win over the Jets, which put his status for the playoffs in jeopardy. He strung together a DNP/FP/DNP practice log to earn the questionable tag, and with Matthew Wright remaining on the practice squad, Prater will be the lone kicker on the Bills' active roster for Sunday's playoff tilt.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Expected to play Sunday
Prater (quadriceps) is expected to play in Buffalo's wild-card matchup versus the Jaguars on Sunday, Chris Brown of the team's Radio Network reports.
Prater will seemingly be good to go against Jacksonville, as the Bills didn't elevate Matthew Wright from the practice squad, leaving Prater as the only kicker on the active roster. The 41-year-old converted 18 of his 20 field-goal attempts and 46 of his 49 extra-point tries across 15 games during the regular season.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Questionable after sitting Friday
Prater (quadriceps) is listed as questionable for Sunday's wild-card game against the Jaguars.
Prater sandwiched a full practice Thursday between being a non-participant Wednesday and Friday. The veteran kicker's status appears to be truly up in the air, with Matthew Wright on standby and eligible to be brought up from the practice squad in the event that Prater's unavailable. Prater hasn't finished a game since Week 15, with two absences and an early exit after that point.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Practices without limits Thursday
Prater (quadriceps) was a full participant at Thursday's practice.
Prater's full participation Thursday sets him up to kick for the Bills in their wild-card-round trip to Jacksonville on Sunday. He sat out Weeks 16 and 17 due to the injury and didn't finish the game in Week 18. If Prater suffers a setback prior to Sunday's game, Matthew Wright remains on the practice squad as a potential alternative.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Returns to practice Thursday
Prater (quadriceps) is participating in practice Thursday, Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News reports.
Prater and practice squad kicker Matthew Wright are both practicing Thursday, though the former's participation level remains to be seen after Prater didn't practice Wednesday. After kicking in Buffalo's first 14 games of the regular season, Prater sat out Weeks 16 and 17 due to a quadriceps injury in his right, kicking leg, and he was unable to complete the Week 18 win over the Jets due to the injury. Either Prater or Wright will kick for the Bills in Sunday's wild-card road game against the Jaguars.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Won't practice Friday, could play
Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Prater (quadriceps) will not practice Friday but stressed that his situation isn't unusual for a kicker, Maddy Glab of the team's official site reports.
Prater practiced in full Thursday, but it appears he'll receive an official questionable designation for Sunday's wild-card game against the Jaguars. McDermott said Buffalo will monitor how the kicker's health holds up during the weekend. After missing back-to-back games, Prater returned to action Week 18 versus the Jets but then was forced off the field early due to an apparent aggravation of his quad injury. If Prater isn't able to play Sunday, Matthew Wright will stand to be elevated from the Bills' practice squad for spot duty.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Looking to practice Thursday
Prater (quadriceps) will not participate in practice Wednesday, Maddy Glab of the Bills' official site reports.
Coach Sean McDermott says that Prater will not practice today but he plans for him to kick tomorrow, where they will have a better idea of his status for Sunday's playoff game against the Jaguars. The Bills recently signed kicker Matthew Wright to the practice squad. If Prater's practice Thursday is insufficient, Wright will likely start Sunday's game.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Viewed as 'day-to-day'
Head coach Sean McDermott said Monday that Prater (quadriceps) is "more day-to-day" as the Bills begin preparing for Sunday's wild-card game in Jacksonville, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.
Prater's nagging right quad injury kept him from kicking in Weeks 16 and 17 and resulted in him being unable to finish this past Sunday's 35-8 win over the Jets, but the aggravation he experienced in the regular-season finale doesn't appear to be viewed as significant. Even so, McDermott acknowledged that while Prater still has a chance at playing in the postseason opener, the Bills plan to bring in other kickers for workouts Tuesday in order to have a replacement option ready to go in case the 41-year-old isn't ready to kick against Jacksonville. Over his 15 appearances during the regular season, Prater knocked down 46 of 49 extra-point tries and 18 of 20 field-goal attempts, with a long conversion of 52 yards.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Won't return Sunday
Prater has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Jets due to a right quadriceps injury.
Prater had missed the Bills' prior two games due to the same issue, which he appears to have been aggravated at some point during Sunday's game. Punter Mitch Wishnowsky will serve as the kicker on kickoffs, but the Bills will likely go for two-point conversions after touchdowns with Prater done for the day. It's bad news for the Bills, as Tyler Bass (hip - IR) is on the shelf for the rest of the season, and Prater is now in jeopardy of being sidelined for the wild-card round of the AFC playoffs. Buffalo does not currently have a kicker on the practice squad.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Listed as full participant
Prater (quadriceps) is listed as a full practice participant Wednesday.
The Bills merely held a walk-through session, but this nonetheless hints at Prater returning from a two-game absence for Sunday's season finale against the Jets.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Ruled out for Week 17
Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Friday that Prater (quadriceps) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Eagles, Maddy Glab of the Bills' official site reports.
Prater will miss a second consecutive game due to his right quad injury, paving the way for Michael Badgley to draw another start. The next opportunity Prater will have to retake the field will arrive Week 18 at home against the Jets on Sunday, Jan. 4, though it's entirely possible that Buffalo will focus on allowing him ample time to recover for the postseason.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Deemed DNP in Wednesday walkthrough
Prater (quadriceps) was labeled as a non-participant in Wednesday's practice walkthrough.
Prater missed Buffalo's win over the Browns this past Sunday while dealing with a quad injury. Coach Sean McDermott said Tuesday that it's unclear if the veteran kicker will be able to return Sunday versus the Eagles, and his DNP status for Wednesday's walkthrough doesn't provide much insight in that regard. If Prater is unable to play against Philadelphia, Michael Badgley would likely handle kicking duties again.
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Bills' Matt Prater: Status murky for Week 17
Head coach Sean McDermott said that Prater (quadriceps) won't take part in Tuesday's unofficial walk-through practice, and the Bills don't yet have clarity regarding whether the veteran kicker will be available for Sunday's game agains the Eagles, Sal Capaccio of WGR Sports Radio 550 Buffalo reports.
Through the first 15 weeks of the campaign, Prater had been serving as Buffalo's kicker after Tyler Bass sustained a hip/groin injury late in the preseason to ultimately required season-ending surgery. Prater has performed capably while knocking down 18 of 20 field-goal tries and 43 of 46 extra-point attempts, but he emerged from a Week 15 win over New England with a quad injury that he's yet to fully move past. The Bills signed Michael Badgley to the practice squad and elevated him to the roster to handle kicking duties in the Week 16 win over the Browns, with Badgley nailing a 41-yard field goal but missing one of his three point-after tries.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 5-10, 201 lbs |
| Birthplace: Mayfield Heights, OH |
| Age: 41 |
| School: UCF |
| Experience: 19 |