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Gano made both of his field-goal attempts, including a 57-yarder, and converted both of his extra-point tries Thursday against Dallas on Thanksgiving.

An ill Gano struggled mightily last week against Detroit, missing both of his extra-point tries while not attempting a field goal for the first time since Week 1. He bounced back in impressive fashion Thursday, converting a 57-yard field goal on New York's second possession and a 47-yarder just before halftime. The veteran kicker also made both of his point-after tries, so it's probably safe to say that last week's struggles were a result of his illness and not a reason to be concerned about his reliability moving forward.

Maher missed his only field-goal attempt but connected on all four of his extra points in Thursday's win over the Giants.

His 46-yard miss in the fourth quarter didn't affect the final result, but it was his first misfire on a FG attempt of less than 50 yards all season. Maher is 22-for-22 on PATs over the last five games, giving him a steady fantasy floor, but he's seen more than one FG attempt only once during that stretch as the efficiency of the Dallas offense has limited his ceiling.

Chargers head coach Brandon Staley said Wednesday that Hopkins (hamstring) suffered a setback in his recovery, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

As a result of the setback, Hopkins was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, prompting the Chargers to sign Cameron Dicker to their active roster to replace him as the team's kicker. Hopkins has missed five of the team's last six contests due to a hamstring strain and will now be sidelined for at least four additional contests while on IR.

Tucker made both of his field-goal attempts in Sunday's 13-3 win over the Panthers and made his lone extra-point attempt.

Tucker's impressive season continued Sunday, as the veteran was perfect in the contest. Through 10 games, the 33-year-old kicker has made 20 of 22 field-goal attempts and 26 of 27 extra-point attempts. Even with the Baltimore offense struggling as of late, Tucker remains a reliable fantasy option. The Ravens visit the Jaguars in Week 12.

Butker nailed all three field-goal attempts and all three of his extra-point tries during Sunday's 30-27 win versus the Chargers.

After going without a field-goal attempt last week, Butker took advantage of the opportunities he got Sunday night, knocking home two from inside 40 and one from beyond 50 yards in addition to his three extra-point conversions. Kicking behind the highest-scoring offense in the league, Butker should be rostered in almost all formats that include kickers.

The Chargers signed Dicker off their practice squad Tuesday.

L.A. was out of elevations with Dicker, and because Dustin Hopkins continues to deal with a lingering hamstring strain, the team is going with the former as its placekicker for at least the next four games with the latter now on injured reserve. In three appearances so far with the Chargers, Dicker has made all seven field-goal attempts and all six point-after tries, averaging exactly nine points per game.

The Chargers placed Hopkins (hamstring) on injured reserve Tuesday.

Hopkins has missed five of L.A.'s last six games due to a lingering hamstring strain and now will sit out at least four more as he fulfills the terms of his IR stint. While Hopkins remains sidelined, the team will roll with Cameron Dicker as its placekicker after signing him off the practice squad in a corresponding move.

Prater made his only field-goal attempt and only point-after try during Monday's 38-10 loss to the 49ers.

Prater was back in action after sitting out Week 10 due to an illness, but a Cardinals offense led by backup quarterback Colt McCoy wasn't able to generate many scoring opportunities. Even when No. 1 QB Kyler Murray was healthy in Prater's six other appearances this season, though, the kicker attempted just eight FGAs and nine PATs. With an average of 5.3 points per game on the campaign, Prater ranks 29th in the NFL among placekickers with at least as many showings (seven) as he's managed.

Shudak (undisclosed) was designated to return from the reserve/PUP list Tuesday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.

Shudak signed with Tennessee as a UDFA out of Iowa, but he suffered the undisclosed injury in camp and has been on the PUP list since August. With Randy Bullock considered questionable for Sunday's game due to a calf injury and the Titans waiving Josh Lambo on Monday, Shudak could potentially handle the team's kicking duties against the Bengals.

Elliott went 1-for-1 on field-goal attempts and 2-for-2 on extra-point attempts in Sunday's win over the Colts.

Elliott didn't have a particularly tough day, as his 22-yard field goal that put the Eagles on the board early in the second quarter came from inside extra-point range. Despite kicking for a team that ranks fourth in points per game, Elliott continues to have an underwhelming fantasy season. The Eagles have been so good at finding the end zone that they've rarely called on him, ranking second in touchdowns but last in field-goal attempts.