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Santos was perfect on three field-goal attempts in the Bears' 45-30 loss to the Packers on Sunday.

In addition to his three field goals, Santos was also perfect on his three extra-point attempts, giving him a season-high 12 points. Although he's scored at least nine points in three of his last five games, he's been held to three points or fewer on five occasions this year, making him a volatile fantasy option.

Carlson made his only field-goal attempt from 26 yards in Sunday's 48-9 loss to the Chiefs, but he also missed an extra-point try.

A failed extra point in Arrowhead Stadium is not what the Raiders wanted to see after inking Carlson to a four-year, $18.4 million contract extension earlier in the week, but the Auburn product still improved to 28 of 31 on field-goal attempts this season. Carlson's job might not get any easier Week 15, however, as windy conditions potentially await in Cleveland on Saturday afternoon.

Pineiro made all three of his field-goal attempts in Sunday's 30-9 loss to the Saints.

There weren't many positives for New York to take out of its latest blowout loss, but Pineiro's accurate performance in his Jets debut was a silver lining for a team that's tried three different kickers in its last three games. Pineiro connected from 36, 46 and 36 yards out, and Gang Green's kicking job will likely be his for the remainder of the season if he can build on this strong first impression.

Patterson (illness) will play Sunday against the Broncos.

Patterson made all three of his field-goal attempts in Week 13 against the Vikings. He'll look to stay perfect Sunday against the Broncos.

McLaughlin will perform with a new holder due to punter/holder Jamie Gillan (COVID-19) being unavailable for Sunday's game against the Ravens, Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

The Browns signed veteran punter Dustin Colquitt on Friday, when he joined them for practice and served as McLaughlin's holder. It may not be a big deal, but the new holder introduces a layer of uncertainty to the kicking packages. More so than the new holder, McLaughlin could be hampered by a Browns offense that produced just nine field-goal attempts and 14 extra-point kicks over the last seven games.

Boswell missed his lone field-goal attempt while making both of his extra-point tries in Thursday's 36-28 loss to the Vikings.

Boswell wasn't very involved in Thursday's matchup as the Steelers played from behind for most of the game, but he missed a 49-yard attempt following the team's first drive of the contest. Although the 30-year-old had missed two extra-point tries across his last five appearances, his missed field goal Thursday was the first time he had missed a field-goal attempt since Week 3. Boswell has now made 24 of 26 field-goal attempts while converting 22 of 24 extra-point tries this season.

Santos (illness) returned to full participation at practice Thursday.

The kicker missed Wednesday's practice while dealing with a non-COVID illness, but he returned to log a full practice Thursday. On the season, Santos is 16-for-19 on field-goal attempts and 19-for-20 on PATs.

Carlson agreed Wednesday with the Raiders on a four-year, $18.4 million contract extension, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Carlson becomes the NFL's third-highest paid kicker with the deal, which includes a $4 million signing bonus and $10.2 million in guarantees. He has established himself as one of the most accurate kickers since 2018, as he's connected on 95 of his 108 field-goal attempts (88 percent). So far in 2021, Carlson has made 27 of his 30 field goals, including five conversions of more than 50 yards.

Santos (illness) was listed as a non-participant in practice Wednesday due to a non-COVID related illness.

The vagueness of Santos' illness makes it unclear if he will be available for the Bears' Sunday matchup against the Packers, so his status will be worth monitoring throughout the week. The kicker has been rather consistent this season, converting on 16 of 19 field goal attempts, with all three of his misses coming from 40 or more yards away.

Hopkins made both of his field-goal attempts but missed one of his four extra-point tries in Sunday's 41-22 win over the Bengals.

Hopkins converted from 43 yards on both his field goals, but his failed PAT gives him a missed kick in back-to-back weeks. On the bright side, Hopkins still notched nine points, bringing his season total up to 88 through 12 appearances.