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The Colts elevated Badgley from their practice squad Tuesday.

Badgley was promoted to the active roster ahead of Sunday's win over the Texans and kicked well enough, knocking home his lone field-goal attempt and all four of his extra-point attempts. With Rodrigo Blankenship (hip) landing on injured reserve prior to the Week 6 contest, Badgley should hold down the kicking job for at least two more games.

Tucker converted both of his field-goal attempts and all four extra-point attempts against the Chargers.

After a quiet week against Indianapolis, Tucker was more involved Sunday with Baltimore not needing to eschew extra points in favor of two-point tries. Tucker also connected on his first 50-plus yard attempt since Week 3 against Detroit. He ranks fifth among kickers in fantasy points going into Week 7 against the Bengals.

Butker nailed his lone field-goal attempt and knocked home all four of his extra-point attempts Sunday versus Washington.

Butker connected on his second attempt of 50-plus yards in as many weeks and has yet to misfire on a kick this season, going 6-for-6 on field goals and 23-for-23 on extra points. He could have a good amount of chances on tap this week versus a Tennessee defense allowing 26.8 points per game, ninth-most in the league.

Prater went 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts and 4-for-4 on point-after tries during Sunday's 37-14 victory at Cleveland.

Prater matched his season best from Week 4 with 13 points Sunday, marking the third time in six games in which he's reached double digits. Overall, he's missed three of 14 FGAs and none of his 23 PATs en route to 9.3 points per game, which is good for third highest among NFL kickers this season. It helps to be attached to the Cardinals' No. 4 scoring offense (32.3 points per game), providing the backdrop for Prater to be a regular in lineups.

McManus connected on his only field goal attempt and all three of his extra-point attempts in Sunday's 34-24 loss to the Raiders.

With Sunday's performance, McManus extended his perfect streak through the first seven games of the 2021 season. The veteran kicker's only field goal was good from 32 yards out. The Broncos' offense has cooled off a bit as of late, so McManus' scoring opportunities have been limited. The 30-year-old will look to continue his perfect streak when the Broncos visit the Browns in Week 7.

Badgley reverted to Indianapolis' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

Badgley performed well in Rodrigo Blankenship's (hip) place, knocking through all four extra points and his lone attempted field goal. There's a good chance he could be thrust into action yet again in Week 7 against San Francisco.

Gay connected on his lone field-goal kick and converted all five of his extra-point attempts during Sunday's 38-11 win over the Giants.

It was another solid fantasy performance for Gay. He's hit 10 of 11 field-goal attempts and 20 of 21 extra-point kicks and should probably be considered a set-and-forget option at kicker in most leagues.

The Saints designated Lutz (abdomen) for a return from injured reserve Monday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

Mike Triplett of ESPN.com reported earlier this month that Lutz was trending toward making his season debut next Monday in Seattle, but even though Lutz has been cleared to resume practicing this week, it's unclear if he'll be deemed fit for kicking duties. Since New Orleans signed Brian Johnson off the Bears' practice squad Oct. 12, he'll need to remain on the 53-man roster for at least three games. Ideally, the Saints wouldn't want to dedicate two roster spots to kickers, but that could come to fruition if Lutz looks healthy enough in practice this week to get activated ahead of Monday's game. Whether he returns to the roster Week 7 or later on in the 21-day evaluation window, Lutz presumably will unseat the unproven Johnson atop the depth chart. The 27-year-old kicked in all 16 games for New Orleans in 2020, converting on 23 of 28 field-goal attempts and 57 of 58 extra-point tries.

Joseph converted three of five field-goal attempts and his only extra-point attempt in Sunday's win at Carolina. Despite missing a 47-yard attempt at the end of regulation that would have won the game and a 50-yard attempt with seven minutes left in regulation, head coach Mike Zimmer wasn't overly concerned. "Kicking into that wind, and I knew those two were right on the edge, that he missed, I think," Zimmer told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. "But he's done a good job. I don't fault him for those."

Joseph has seemingly been at the center of every game for the Vikings with a miss as time expired in a loss to Arizona, a made field goal as time expired to win over Detroit and a field goal as time expired to send the game into overtime at Cincinnati. It appears that, so far, the misses haven't put his job in jeopardy.

Carlson made two of three field-goal attempts and converted all four of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 34-24 win over the Broncos.

Carlson missed a field-goal attempt from inside 50 yards for the first time since Week 8 of the 2020 regular season, but he still managed to produce 10 total points in the win Sunday. He's now 12 of 14 on field goals and 13 of 14 on extra points through six games.