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The Panthers have released Haubeil from their practice squad, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

Haubeil's release from Carolina's practice unit comes less than a week after he was added. He received the opportunity after getting waived by the Titans during training camp. He is now set to look for a new opportunity.

Butker connected on his lone field-goal attempt and all four of his extra-point tries in Sunday's loss to the Bengals.

Butker had multiple made field goals in seven straight games prior to his absence last week after landing on the reserve/COVID-19 list. It was a disappointing return to action for Butker, whose game-tying kick late in the fourth quarter wasn't enough to keep the Bengals from picking up the win. He will aim to finish out the regular season strong this week against the Broncos.

Boswell made all four of his field-goal attempts while converting both of his extra-point tries in Monday's 26-14 win over the Browns.

Boswell had missed a field-goal attempt in each of the last three games, but he bounced back in Monday's primetime matchup. He made a 22-yarder in the first half before making three field goals in the second half to help propel the Steelers to the victory. Across his 10 appearances since Pittsburgh's Week 7 bye, the 30-year-old has made 22 of 25 field-goal attempts while converting 14 of 16 extra-point tries.

Tucker went 4-for-4 on field-goal attempts Sunday against the Rams and converted his lone extra-point attempt.

After Tucker had zero field-goal attempts for the first time all season in Week 16, the Ravens relied on him to provide the scoring against the Rams. He made all four of his tries, including two from beyond 40 yards. Tucker checks in as the No.4 kicker in terms of fantasy production and is third in the league in made field goals with 33. The Ravens finish their regular season at home Sunday against the Steelers.

McLaughlin successfully converted two extra-point kicks and did not have a field-goal attempt in Monday's 26-14 loss to the Steelers.

McLaughlin returned to action after missing a week while on the reserve/COVID-19 list. While he managed to avoid a missed kick for the first time in five games, McLaughlin is on thin ice entering the offseason. There have been too many missed kicks for a team whose offense has averaged just 16.9 points per game since Week 5.

Elliott made both of his field-goal attempts in Sunday's 20-16 win over the Football Team. He was also successful on each of his two extra points.

Elliott gave the Eagles their first lead of the day in the fourth quarter, nailing a 33-yarder for a 17-16 edge and setting a new career high in field-goals made in a season in the process. He made it a four-point advantage on the next drive for what would be the final result of the game. His current field-goal percentage of 90.3 also represents a career best.

Carlson converted all three of his field-goal attempts and added a pair of extra points in Sunday's 23-20 win over the Colts.

Carlson made a 33-yard field goal as time expired to complete the Raiders' upset of the Colts on the road. He also nailed two attempts from 40-plus during the second quarter, ultimately contributing 11 total points in the win. Carlson won't have to worry about any weather issues again this week as the Raiders return home to Las Vegas for their regular-season finale against the Chargers.

Lutz (abdomen) was moved to IR from the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Lutz was already out for the season after having core-muscle surgery and then suffering complications from it. Now that he has cleared COVID protocols, he can return to preparing for a return in 2022.

Denver placed McManus on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday, Ben Swanson of the Broncos' official site reports.

The Broncos could be without both of their specialists for Saturday's game against the Chiefs, as McManus was joined on the list by punter Sam Martin after both tested positive for the virus Monday, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Denver doesn't have another kicker on the practice squad, so it could be forced to look outside of the organization to find a replacement if McManus isn't able to clear the NFL's COVID-19 protocol prior to the Week 18 contest.

Zuerlein missed his only field-goal attempt and converted both his extra points in Sunday's 25-22 loss to the Cardinals.

He hooked a 43-yard attempt wide to the left midway through the first quarter, a miss that wound up being the margin of victory for Arizona after Dak Prescott led a fourth-quarter rally for Dallas. Zuerlein has missed 11 kicks in total this year -- six field goals and five extra points -- and it wouldn't be surprising if the team moved on from the veteran in the offseason.