NFL Player News
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Brandon Aubrey K | DAL
Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey: Rare miss in Sunday's win
Aubrey connected on both his field-goal attempts and three of four extra-point tries in Sunday's 33-10 win over the Panthers.
The missed PAT was his first unsuccessful kick of any kind since Week 1, but Aubrey remains a perfect 21-for-21 on FG attempts, extending his career-opening NFL record. The rookie placekicker figures to be busy Thanksgiving in an NFC East divisional battle with a Commanders team that just gave up 31 points to the woeful Giants.
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Jason Sanders K | MIA
Dolphins' Jason Sanders: Misses one kick in win over Raiders
Sanders converted two of three field-goal attempts and both his extra-point tries during Sunday's 20-13 win over the Raiders.
Sanders missed his first field-goal try since Week 2, a 50-yarder, in Sunday's one-score win, but he also converted one FGA from 51 yards out. The veteran has historically struggled from that distance, but he's otherwise ranked among the NFL's most accurate kickers. He could see more field-goal opportunities than usual during Sunday's divisional matchup against the Jets, a team that thrives on creating low-scoring affairs -- New York's defense has held opponents below 20 points on six occasions this season.
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Tyler Bass K | BUF
Bills' Tyler Bass: Breaks through as offense recovers
Bass made all four field-goal attempts (48, 30, 33, 50) and two of three extra-point tries in Sunday's 32-6 win over the Jets.
The 14 points is a new season high for Bass, and it exceeds his previous three outings combined, where he posted 12 total points as the Bills offense sputtered, to the point where offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey was fired prior to Sunday's game. We'll see if the team's potentially elite offense has found another gear or if it was just a one-week boost, though it's worth noting Buffalo's schedule is brutal -- the Bills finish with games at Philadelphia, at Kansas City, Dallas, at the Chargers, New England and at Miami.
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Greg Zuerlein K | NYJ
Jets' Greg Zuerlein: Zero attempts in Week 11
Zuerlein didn't attempt a field goal or PAT in Sunday's 32-6 loss to the Bills.
After accounting for all of the Jets' points over the previous two games with six field goals, Zuerlein didn't get off the bench in the team's Week 11 loss. New York's lone touchdown reduced the deficit to 16-6 in the second quarter, so the Jets went for two in hopes of making it a one-possession game. Zuerlein will hope to be busier when the Jets return home in Week 12 to host the Dolphins.
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Chris Boswell K | PIT
Steelers' Chris Boswell: Limited work against Cleveland
Boswell converted his lone field-goal attempt while making his lone extra-point try during the Steelers' 13-10 loss to the Browns on Sunday.
Although Boswell was perfect once again during Sunday's matchup, he didn't have many opportunities to contribute during the low-scoring matchup. The 32-year-old's accuracy hasn't been a concern over the first half of the 2023 campaign, with his main limitation coming from his relative lack of opportunities.
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Anders Carlson K | NYJ
Packers' Anders Carlson: Kicking woes continue
Carlson made one of two field-goal attempts and two of three extra-point tries in Sunday's 23-20 victory over the Chargers.
The rookie did not miss a kick over his first five games in the NFL, but he has now missed at least one attempt in four of five appearances. There has been no indication that Green Bay is considering changing kickers, but those who still have Carlson on their fantasy teams may want to, particularly with the Packers facing two teams -- the Lions and Chiefs -- in the next two weeks that have proven adept at limiting kicker production.
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Lucas Havrisik K | GB
Rams' Lucas Havrisik: Hits go-ahead FG in victory
Havrisik connected on a 22-yard field goal and made both of his extra-point tries during Sunday's 17-16 victory against the Seahawks.
The young kicker wasn't asked to do much through most of the game, as the Rams struggled to produce on offense against Seattle. However, Havrisik was called upon late to hit a chip-shot field goal, and his 22-yard make provided what turned out to be the game-winning points after Seattle kicker Jason Myers missed a 55-yard attempt with eight seconds left. Up next for Havrisik is a Week 12 showdown in Arizona against Kyler Murray and the Cardinals.
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Matt Ammendola K | HOU
Texans' Matt Ammendola: Misses lone FGA
Ammendola missed his lone field-goal attempt and converted all three extra-point kicks in Sunday's 21-16 win over the Cardinals in Week 11.
Ammendola was wide left from 48 yards out in the third quarter, his first miss in four tries since becoming the fill-in placekicker for Ka'imi Fairbairn (quadriceps). There were other potential scoring opportunities, but quarterback C.J. Stroud threw two red-zone interceptions in the second half. The Texans are tied for fourth in the NFL with 24 field-goal attempts, so there's potential fantasy value to starting Ammendola. The kicking duties figure to remain his at through Week 13, at minimum.
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Dustin Hopkins K | CLE
Browns' Dustin Hopkins: No flaws in win
Hopkins converted two of two field-goal attempts and his lone extra-point kick in Sunday's 13-10 win over Pittsburgh in Week 11.
The Browns have been getting by without starting quarterback Deshaun Watson (shoulder) with elite defense and Hopkins' leg. That same script played out once again Sunday. Hopkins calmly drilled a 34-yard field goal with two ticks left on the clock to secure Cleveland's seventh win, the second straight week he's delivered the game-winning score in the final moments. Hopkins leads the NFL with 29 field-goal attempts and 26 makes. He's benefitted from the Browns relying on backup quarterbacks that are less proficient at finishing drives than Watson, who is done for the season.
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Cairo Santos K | CHI
Bears' Cairo Santos: Posts 14 points losing effort
Santos connected on all four of his field-goal attempts in the Bears' 31-26 loss to the Lions on Sunday.
Although Santos has three games in which he's converted at least three field goals, he has one or fewer field goals in six other contests. His occasional ceiling games come along with too many poor performances to trust him as a weekly fantasy option.