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Will Reichard K | MIN
Vikings' Will Reichard: Vikes' only scorer Sunday
Reichard made three of his four field-goal attempts during Sunday's 31-9 loss at Detroit.
Reichard was nearly perfect in the Vikings' loss in Week 18, but he missed a 51-yard try wide to the right near the end of the third quarter. It was a fitting end to the regular season for Reichard, who produced serviceably if not spectacularly in his rookie year. He finished the 2024 regular season having made 24 of his 30 field-goal attempts (80.0 percent) and having converted all 38 of his extra-point tries.
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Cairo Santos K | CHI
Bears' Cairo Santos: Concludes low-volume season
Santos converted his lone field-goal attempt in the Bears' 24-22 win over the Packers on Sunday.
Santos posted six or fewer points in each of Chicago's last six games. In addition, the kicker recorded more than seven points in two of 17 games. Normally, Santos is one of the most accurate kickers in the NFL, but his 84 percent field-goal rate was easily the worst during his five years with the Bears. Unless Chicago is able to put together a much better offense next year, Santos may not be able to reach his potential for fantasy football. The veteran is under contract with the team through 2027.
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Justin Tucker K | BAL
Ravens' Justin Tucker: Solid finish to shaky season
Tucker finished the 2024 regular season going 22-for-30 on field goals and 60-for-62 on extra points across 17 games.
The 2024 season was Tucker's toughest season to date by a wide margin. In 12 previous seasons, Tucker had never converted less than 82 percent of his field goal tries. This season, Tucker notched a 73.3 percent conversion rate, the second-worst figure among kickers with at least 30 attempts. He endured a particularly tough stretch in November when he went 4-for-8 on field goals and also missed two extra points. He turned things around down the stretch, making all three FGA (including two from 50+) and all 18 PATs in the final four games. A season like this means that Tucker is likely no longer the best kicker for fantasy but at age 35 and with a contract that could run through 2027, he can still be a fantasy asset.
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Ka'imi Fairbairn K | HOU
Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Five points in Week 18
Fairbairn converted his lone field-goal attempt and two of three extra-point kicks in Sunday's 23-14 win over the Titans in Week 18.
What had been a strong season for Fairbairn took a turn over the final stretch, partly due to Houston's sputtering offense. Week 18 marked the fourth consecutive game that Fairbairn finished with single-digit scoring. Through the first 13 games, he averaged 9.4 points per game, but he dropped to 5.0 per game over the final four contests. Houston's main skill players were limited Week 18, so it's not clear that the offense has cleaned up its act heading into next Saturday's home playoff game against the Chargers.
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Jake Bates K | DET
Lions' Jake Bates: Capitalizes on only FGA in win
Bates made his only field-goal attempt while going 4-for-4 on extra-point tries in Sunday night's 31-9 win over Minnesota.
Bates connected on his only field-goal attempt as time expired in the first half, nailing a 48-yarder to give the Lions a 10-6 lead at the break. Additionally, the kicker got back on track when it comes to PATs, making all four of his tries in Week 18. Bates has now finished his rookie regular season having gone 26-for-29 on field-goal attempts while making 64 of 67 PATs over 17 games. He'll look to keep it up when Detroit returns to action in the NFC divisional round in two weeks.
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Blake Grupe K | NO
Saints' Blake Grupe: Converts four FGs in Week 18
Grupe went 4-for-4 on field-goal attempts and 1-for-1 on point-after tries during Sunday's 27-19 defeat versus Tampa Bay.
Grupe ended his second season on a high note by making four field-goal tries for the first time since Week 1. While he finished with three fewer field-goal makes this season (27) compared to last year (30), the 5-foot-7 kicker showed some improvements from 2023 to 2024, increasing his field goal percentage from 81 percent to 87 percent. Barring any unforeseen injuries or issues, Grupe should return as the Saints' starting kicker for the 2025 campaign.
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Chris Boswell K | PIT
Steelers' Chris Boswell: Makes 54-yard field goal in loss
Boswell converted his lone field-goal attempt while making both of his extra-point tries during Saturday's 19-17 loss to Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh's offense struggled to generate much production in Saturday's regular-season finale, but Boswell was perfect when called upon, including a 54-yard made field goal with 2:39 remaining in the matchup to bring the game within two points. The 33-year-old put together a career-best year in multiple areas during the regular season, including made field goals and makes from 50-plus yards. He made 41 of 44 field-goal attempts while converting all 35 of his extra-point tries this season.
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Justin Tucker K | BAL
Ravens' Justin Tucker: Makes five PATs in Week 18
Tucker did not attempt a field goal while going 5-for-5 on PATs in Saturday's 35-10 win over the Browns.
Tucker went without a field-goal try for the second time in four weeks as the regular season came to a close for the Ravens on Saturday. After Baltimore was idle in Week 14, the kicker finished the year converting all three of his field-goal attempts over the team's final four contests, which followed a tough stretch where he went 4-for-8 in the three games prior. Tucker will finish the regular-season having gone 22-for-30 on field goals while making 60 of 62 PATs over 17 games. He'll look to continue his hot streak when the Ravens square off with the Steelers in the wild-card round next weekend.
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Harrison Butker K | KC
Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Little action in blowout loss
Butker missed his only field-goal try and did not attempt a PAT in Sunday's 38-0 loss to the Broncos.
Butker was blanked, just like the rest of his team, missing a 51-yard field goal late in the first half. The kicker will finish the regular season having gone 21-for-25 on field-goal tries while making 29 of 31 extra-point attempts over 13 games. We'll next see him out there in the divisional round, as the Chiefs earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
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Eddy Pineiro K | CAR
Panthers' Eddy Pineiro: Perfect in regular-season finale
Pineiro made his lone field-goal attempt while converting on all five of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 44-38 overtime win over the Falcons.
The 29-year-old kicker from Florida ended his 2024 campaign on a positive note Sunday, drilling all six of his kicks. Pineiro didn't miss a game for the Panthers this season, converting 22 of his 26 field-goal tries (including seven of 10 from 40-plus yards) and 33 of his 35 extra-point attempts. He's set to hit free agency after this year, however, Pineiro likely won't have trouble finding work, whether in Carolina or elsewhere, as he currently ranks as the third-most accurate kicker in NFL history.