NFL Player News
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Matt Prater K | BUF
Bills' Matt Prater: Makes both FGAs in loss
Prater went 2-for-2 on field-goal tries and made one of two PATs in Thursday night's 23-19 loss to the Texans.
Prater pushed his first extra-point try of the night wide left in the first quarter, which would come back to hurt Buffalo later in the game. The kicker was able to convert both of his field-goal attempts though, adding a 44-yard make in the second quarter before nailing a 38-yarder in the fourth. Prater had gone three straight games with one or fewer field goals, and he's now gone 5-for-6 on field-goal attempts over his last six contests.
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Ka'imi Fairbairn K | HOU
Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Makes three FGAs in return
Fairbairn went 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts and made both of his PATs in Thursday night's 23-19 win over the Bills.
Fairbairn made his return to action after missing two games with a right quadriceps injury, connecting on field goals of 24 and 43 yards in the first half before later adding a 26-yard make in the third quarter. The kicker has now made multiple field goals in six straight contests that he's appeared in, tallying 12 total field-goal makes over his last three games. Fairbairn has gone 25-for-28 on field-goal tries, including 5-for-8 from 50-plus yards, while making all 14 of his extra-point attempts over nine contests this season.
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Eddy Pineiro K | SF
49ers' Eddy Pineiro: Misses practice Thursday
Pineiro (hamstring) did not participate in practice Thursday, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
The kicker was diagnosed with a Grade 1 hamstring strain after suffering the injury during last Sunday's win over Arizona. The 49ers will likely need to sign another kicker if Pineiro can't go Monday against Carolina. Pineiro will have two more opportunities to practice before the 49ers formulate their final injury report ahead of the contest.
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Matthew Wright K | HOU
Matthew Wright: Waived by Texans
The Texans have waived Wright.
Wright connected on all four of his field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point tries over the Texans' last two games while filling in for Ka'imi Fairbairn. After being listed as a full practice participant in Wednesday's walk-through, however, Fairbairn doesn't carry an injury designation for Thursday night's game against the Bills, a context that has prompted Houston to let Wright go.
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Brandon McManus K | GB
Packers' Brandon McManus: Full practice Wednesday
McManus (right quadriceps) practiced fully Wednesday.
After kicking in last Friday's practice, McManus showed up at team facilities Saturday with tightness in his right quad, which spurred the Packers to add him to the injury report as doubtful for this past Sunday's game at the Giants. He eventually was inactive and ceded placekicking duties to Lucas Havrisik, the latter of whom made one of three point-after tries without attempting a field goal. With McManus seemingly in good health as Green Bay begins Week 12 prep, he's poised to return to action Sunday against the Vikings, but how he feels as the week goes on likely will be the determining factor.
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Daniel Carlson K | LV
Raiders' Daniel Carlson: Makes four kicks in Week 11 loss
Carlson converted all three of his field-goal tries and his lone extra-point attempt in Monday's 33-16 loss to the Cowboys.
Carlson kept the Raiders somewhat competitive early on with three first-half field goals, including a long conversion of 45 yards. He then added a point-after attempt on the Raiders' lone touchdown early in the fourth quarter. The three made field goals tied a season high for Carlson, who has gone 15-for-19 on those attempts in 2025.
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Brandon Aubrey K | DAL
Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey: Converts only FG try in Week 11 win
Aubrey made his only field-goal attempt and all four extra-point tries Monday in a 33-16 win over Las Vegas.
Dallas' offense was firing on all cylinders Monday, so Aubrey was called upon for just one field-goal try. He made the 50-yarder with ease early in the first quarter, then went on to make each of his four extra-point tries. Aubrey's volume has been relatively low this season -- he's tried a modest 19 field goals through 10 games -- but he's made all but one of his attempts. His lone miss was a 68-yard try in Week 10.
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Harrison Mevis K | LAR
Rams' Harrison Mevis: Put back on practice squad
The Rams reverted Mevis to their practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
Mevis served as Los Angeles' kicker for the second straight week with Joshua Karty a healthy scratch. Mevis hasn't had a chance to really show off his leg, as the Rams haven't called upon him to kick a field goal in either of his two games. However, the Missouri product has performed as well as possible by making all nine of his extra-point tries. It seems likely that Mevis will be Los Angeles' kicker again versus Tampa Bay on Sunday, though he has only one practice-squad elevation remaining before he'd need to be signed to the active roster.
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Ka'imi Fairbairn K | HOU
Texans' Ka'imi Fairbairn: Full listing Monday
Fairbairn (right quadriceps) was listed as full on Monday's practice estimate.
Fairbairn didn't practice at all before missing the Texans' last two contests, so his listed activity level Monday is a step in the right direction. Matthew Wright has filled in for Fairbairn the past two contests, connecting on all four of his field-goal attempts and both point-after tries. Fairbairn's full walkthrough implies he's set to return Thursday versus the Bills, but as of Monday both he and Wright remain on Houston's active roster.