NFL Player News
-
Justin Tucker K | BAL
Ravens' Justin Tucker: No field goals needed
Tucker made all five of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 35-10 win over the Bills.
Tucker never got the chance to kick a field goal, but he converted when needed on PATs, as the Ravens scored five touchdowns in their easy victory over Buffalo. He's made all 13 of his extra-point tries this season, but field goals have been an issue with his 5-for-8 performance.
-
Matt Gay K | SF
Colts' Matt Gay: Misses one in win
Gay made all three of his extra-point tries but missed one of his three field-goal attempts in Sunday's 27-24 win over the Steelers.
Gay connected on FGAs of 33 and 35 yards, but he missed a 54-yard attempt in the third quarter that would have given the Colts a 20-3 lead. The Utah product is now 0-for-2 from 50-plus yards on the season, but he is 7-for-7 on PATs.
-
Ka'imi Fairbairn K | HOU
Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Six points in win
Fairbairn successfully converted his lone field-goal attempt and all three extra-point kicks in Sunday's 24-20 win over Jacksonville in Week 4.
Houston has been good at finishing drives once it's inside the red zone, but Fairbairn was needed Sunday to drill a 30-yard chip shot. It was his first FGA inside the 40 yard-line. After going for double-digit points the first two weeks, Fairbairn has been held to seven points the last two games.
-
Greg Zuerlein K | NYJ
Jets' Greg Zuerlein: Critical miss leads to Week 4 loss
Zuerlein made three of four field-goal attempts in Sunday's 10-9 loss to the Broncos.
Zuerlein scored all of the Jets' points in this one, but his makes from 23, 35 and 40 yards were overshadowed by his missed 50-yard field-goal attempt with 47 seconds remaining, which ended the Jets' hopes of improving to 3-1. Instead, the Jets are 2-2 and Zuerlein's just 5-for-7 on field-goal attempts heading into a Week 5 trip to London to face the Vikings.
-
Brayden Narveson K | TEN
Packers' Brayden Narveson: Misses two more kicks
Narveson missed two field-goal attempts and made all three of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 31-29 loss to the Vikings.
Narveson was errant from both 37 and 49 yards out, and those misfires proved costly in a game that was decided by only two points. He has made all nine of his extra-point tries this season, but he is now just nine of 13 when trying to put three points on the board -- and he had another miss wiped out by a penalty. Head coach Matt LaFleur, per Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, said following Sunday's game that he has "a lot of confidence" in Narveson, but the door is open for a kicking change in Green Bay.
-
Dustin Hopkins K | CLE
Browns' Dustin Hopkins: Costly XP miss
Hopkins successfully converted his lone field-goal attempt and one of two extra-point kicks in Sunday's 20-16 loss to Las Vegas in Week 4.
Hopkins rebounded from his first FGA miss in Week 3 by driving one through the uprights from 56 yards away, but the extra-point fail was costly. He was wide left early in the fourth quarter, a kick that would have left the Browns one score down instead of two had it been successful. That later proved to be critical when when Deshaun Watson was sacked inside the red zone on fourth down on the team's final possession. It's unlikely the miss will impact Hopkins' job, and the 1-3 Browns have many more pressing issues to address than their placekicker.
-
Blake Grupe K | NO
Saints' Blake Grupe: Perfect on kicking attempts Week 4
Grupe nailed his only field-goal attempt and all three of his extra-point tries during Sunday's 26-24 defeat versus Atlanta.
Grupe has now converted all nine of his field-goal attempts through the first four games of the season. His only miss this year came on a blocked PAT during a 44-19 win against the Cowboys in Week 2. The second-year kicker is off to a good start after he went 30-for-37 on field-goal tries over 17 games last season. He'll look to keep it up during next week's road matchup against the Chiefs on Monday, Oct. 7.
-
Cairo Santos K | CHI
Bears' Cairo Santos: Tallies six points
Santos converted his lone field-goal attempt in the Bears' 24-18 win over the Rams on Sunday.
Santos recovered from his first missed field goal of the season last week with a perfect performance against the Rams. The kicker is extremely accurate, but his fantasy value is directly tied to the weekly success of the Chicago offense, which is far from being a consistent unit.
-
Eddy Pineiro K | SF
Panthers' Eddy Pineiro: Drills four kicks in Week 4
Pineiro converted his one field-goal attempt while making all three of his extra-point tries during Sunday's 34-24 loss to the Bengals.
Pineiro has yet to miss a kick through four weeks, as the 29-year-old is now six-for-six on field-goal attempts and seven-for-seven on extra-point tries. He split the uprights on his longest kick of the year Sunday, a 48-yard field goal to cut Cincinnati's lead to seven points in the fourth quarter. Pineiro is projected to continue seeing increased kicking opportunities with Andy Dalton remaining the Panthers' starting quarterback in Week 5.
-
Greg Joseph K | LV
Giants' Greg Joseph: Kicks five FGs in loss to Dallas
Joseph converted all five of his field-goal attempts in Thursday night's 20-15 loss to the Cowboys.
Kicking in place of an injured Graham Gano (hamstring) for the second straight week, Joseph was the only means of scoring for the Giants in Thursday night's defeat. Joseph's makes were from 52, 41, 38, 22 and 42 yards out. Through two games, Joseph has made five of six field-goal tries and all three of his extra-point attempts.