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Carlson converted a pair of field-goal attempts and made all three of his extra-point tries in Thursday's 30-27 overtime loss to the Chargers.

Carlson's nine points on Thursday Night Football matched his Week 14 line as well, nailing multiple field goals from inside 30 yards to accompany a trio of extra points again. Carlson hasn't missed an attempt since Week 8 as Las Vegas is now slated to host the Dolphins for a Week 16 Saturday night matchup.

Koo made both of his field-goal attempts while going 3-for-3 on point-after tries during Sunday's 31-27 loss to Tampa Bay.

The Georgia Southern product continues a tremendous streak of play by virtue of his Week 15 performance, as Koo is now a perfect 30-for-30 on field goals and extra points over his past six outings. Koo boasts a sterling conversion rate of 97.2 percent on 36 field-goal tries for the season, though his 90.3 percent PAT rate is a work in progress. He remains the NFL's leading scorer with 133 points heading into a Week 16 road trip to Kansas City.

Fairbairn was successful on two of two field-goal attempts and made both of his extra-point kicks in Sunday's 27-20 loss to the Colts.

Fairbairn benefitted from Houston's failure in the red zone, where they scored just one touchdown over four trips. The eight-point effort gives him 97 for the season, which puts him in the middle of pack heading into Week 16 against the Bengals, who are tied for 30th in fantasy points allowed to kickers.

Prater made his only field-goal attempt and two of three PATs during Sunday's 46-25 loss to the Titans.

Prater converted from 53 yards out in the third quarter, but he blemished his day by missing wide left on one of his extra-point attempts. That he's not attempted more than one field goal in each of the past five weeks coupled with the possibility that Matthew Stafford may sit the final two games of the season, Prater is not an advisable fantasy option in Week 15 against Tampa Bay.

Santos converted four field goals and three extra points in Chicago's 33-27 victory over the Vikings on Sunday.

With the Chicago offense moving the ball at will, Santos had more than two field-goal attempts for just the third time this season, resulting in him scoring four more points that he's had in any other game this season. Although this is just the second time in six games that he surpassed seven points, he could have significant upside in Week 16 against a Jaguars defense that's among the worst in the NFL.

Slye made all three of his field goals as well as his only extra-point try in Saturday's 24-16 loss to the Packers.

Slye converted from 36, 22 and 33 yards on his field goals, which helped him reach double-digit points for the fifth time this season. With four straight games of at least eight points, Slye currently sports 117 with two contests remaining.

Joseph (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against Atlanta.

The 26-year-old was elevated to the Buccaneers' active roster Friday, with Ryan Succop being forced to miss practice throughout the week while residing on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Succop has been cleared for Sunday's intradivisional clash, however, keeping Joseph without a game appearance in 2020. The Florida Atlantic product last suited up for the Titans in 2019, knocking down all nine of his point-after attempts during his two games with the team.

Folk (back) is officially active for Sunday's game against the Dolphins.

Folk had been listed as questionable for the past six games but suited up in each contest, so this week will be no different. The veteran was perfect last week against the Rams, connecting on his his lone field-goal attempt.

The Cardinals placed Gonzalez (back) on injured reserve Saturday.

Gonzalez will be forced to miss the final three games of the regular season due to his back injury. Through 12 appearances with the Cardinals this season, Gonzalez has converted 16 of 22 field-goal attempts (73 percent) and 38 of 39 extra-point tries. In a corresponding move, Arizona elevated Mike Nugent.

McManus, who remains on the reserve/COVID-19 list, won't be available for Saturday's game against the Bills, Ryan O'Halloran of The Denver Post reports.

Though McManus continues to test negative for the virus after landing on the list Monday due to being a close contact of an infected individual, he won't be eligible to return to the 53-man roster until Sunday. As a result, McManus will have to sit out for the first time this season, forcing the team to summon Taylor Russolino from the practice squad to handle Week 15 kicking duties.