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  • Wil Lutz K | DEN

    Broncos' Wil Lutz: Perfect in win

    Lutz went 4-for-4 on field-goal tries while making his lone extra-point attempt in Sunday's 19-17 win over the Packers.

    Lutz continued his perfect streak on kicking tries despite failing to attempt a single kick in Week 6. The veteran kicker connected on field goals from 29, 32, 35 and 52 yards out in the contest and was responsible for 13 of the Broncos' 19 points Sunday. Lutz will look to build off this impressive performance in a Week 8 rematch against the Chiefs.

  • Rams' Lucas Havrisik: Los Angeles' new kicker

    The Rams plan to sign Havrisik off the Browns' practice squad Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    Los Angeles parted ways with kicker Brett Maher after he missed two field goals and one extra point during Sunday's 24-17 loss to the Steelers, and the team wasted no time finding his replacement. Since the Rams are planning on signing Havrisik off Cleveland's practice squad, he'll end up on the team's active roster, per Cameron DaSilva of USA Sports Today. Havrisik went undrafted in 2022 out of Arizona, and he has yet to appear in an NFL game.

  • Brett Maher K | LAR

    Brett Maher: Let go by Rams

    Los Angeles released Maher on Tuesday.

    Maher's release comes after a 24-17 loss to the Steelers in which he missed two crucial field goals, both from just over 50 yards out, and with another PAT that went wide left. The veteran did convert one field-goal try from 41 yards out, but that wasn't enough to save his job. The Rams don't currently have another placekicker on the active roster, but it likely won't take much time before new options are brought in. Maher, meanwhile, will need to search for an opportunity elsewhere in the league.

  • Lions' Riley Patterson: Blanked by Ravens

    Patterson did not attempt a field goal or an extra point during Sunday's 38-6 loss to the Ravens.

    Patterson had not attempted fewer than two PATs in any game before Sunday's rock-bottom production. Entering halftime with 258 fewer yards of total offense than Baltimore, Detroit did Patterson no favors in getting opportunities to put up points. However, the Lions had been rolling all season up until this point, and the offensive unit still ranks eighth in scoring and fourth in total yards per game. Patterson will look to bounce back on his home turf in Week 8 against Las Vegas.

  • Buccaneers' Chase McLaughlin: Perfect in Week 7 loss

    McLaughlin drilled field-goal attempts from 24 and 36 yards and made his only extra-point attempt in the Buccaneers' 16-13 loss to the Falcons on Sunday.

    McLaughlin pushed his streak of perfect kicking performances to four games with Sunday's showing. The fifth-year pro has seen a pair of field-goal opportunities apiece in three consecutive contests, but with the Buccaneers hitting plenty of snags offensively over the last two games, his only extra-point attempt in that span was the one he converted against the Falcons. McLaughlin could have an uphill battle for scoring opportunities again in Thursday night's Week 8 road matchup against the Bills.

  • Brett Maher K | LAR

    Rams' Brett Maher: Struggles with three missed kicks

    Maher connected on one of three field-goal attempts and missed his only PAT attempt during Sunday's 24-17 loss to the Steelers.

    The embattled kicker started his day on the wrong foot with his first field-goal attempt clanging off the left upright from 53 yards out. Maher made a 41-yard attempt in the second quarter, but he then pushed a PAT later in the quarter wide left, and he finished it off with another wide left field-goal try from 51 yards in the third quarter. The Rams could've desperately used those seven missed points, which happened to be exactly the margin of defeat, and the trio of misses has put Maher's job security back into question. Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic noted that coach Sean McVay said of the kicking position and Maher after the game, "We'll look at it, and we'll see. He's got to be better." Maher, who is now 8-for-12 on field goal attempts over his last four contests, will look to bounce back against the Cowboys in Week 8, if still employed by the Rams.

  • Ravens' Justin Tucker: Makes five extra points Sunday

    Tucker converted all five of his extra-point attempts Sunday against the Lions and added a 32-yard field goal.

    The Ravens converted their drives into Detroit territory into touchdowns, quite the change from a Week 6 game where drives routinely sputtered out, resulting in Tucker making six field goals. He was mostly on extra-point duty Sunday with five such attempts, which marked a season high. Tucker has gone 12-for-14 on field goals and 17-for-18 on extra points this season to rank 11th among kickers in fantasy production through seven weeks. The Ravens head west to face the Cardinals in Week 8.

  • Chad Ryland K | ARI

    Patriots' Chad Ryland: Posts 11 points in Week 7

    Ryland made all three of his field-goal attempts in Sunday's 29-25 win over the Bills en route to recording a season-high 11 points.

    Ryland now has 33 points over his first seven games as a pro, and his fantasy upside going forward hinges on how the Patriots' offense (which has been inconsistent this season) moves the ball in the coming weeks. Next up for the team is a Week 8 divisional matchup against the Dolphins.

  • Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Perfect again in Week 7

    Butker converted his only field-goal attempt and all four of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 31-17 win versus the Chargers.

    As is often the case, Kansas City's offense was not to be denied for most of the day Sunday, leaving just one field-goal try for Butker. He still hasn't missed a kick this season, and he's tied to one of the league's top offenses. He's an elite fantasy option headed into a Week 8 matchup at Denver.

  • Joey Slye K | TEN

    Commanders' Joey Slye: Has chip shot blocked Sunday

    Slye failed to convert his only field-goal attempt but made his lone extra-point try in Sunday's 14-7 loss at the Giants.

    On a day where Washington struggled to get much of anything going offensively, Slye was only called out for one field-goal try. Leonard Williams rose up to block the 27-yarder early in the fourth quarter to maintain the Giants' touchdown advantage. The Commanders figure to be heavy underdogs in Week 8 versus Philadelphia, capping fantasy expectations for Slye in that contest.

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