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Zuerlein connected on all three of his field-goal attempts and his only PAT in Thursday's loss to Washington.

The Cowboys' offense stalled repeatedly in the red zone thanks in large part to Washington's pass rush, and Zuerlein's longest field goal of the afternoon went for only 33 yards. The team's Week 13 matchup could feature more of the same on the road against the Ravens, potentially making the veteran kicker a solid fantasy option even if Dallas struggles as a whole.

Fairbairn made two of two field-goal attempts and three of four extra-point kicks in Thursday's 41-25 win over Detroit.

Fairbairn's extra-point miss was his second of the season. He went wide left after Houston's first score of the day, but the failure did not come back to bite the Texans, who scored on six of their 12 possessions and had a defensive touchdown. Fairbairn, who has recorded nine points in three of the past four games, is tied for 22nd in kicker scoring with 7.27 points per game.

Zuerlein (back) is active for Thursday's game against Washington.

Zuerlein was limited in practice Monday through Wednesday, but a cloud remained over his head in advance of this contest. No matter, he's suiting up versus the Football Team's ninth-ranked scoring defense (22.7 points per game).

Hopkins (groin) is listed as active Thursday at Dallas.

Hopkins didn't practice at all this week, but Washington opted not to add a kicker to the active roster in advance of this game, signaling he was slated to play Week 12. Indeed, he'll be available against the Cowboys' bottom-ranked scoring defense (31.8 points per game).

With Washington not adding another kicker to the team's active roster, it appears as though Hopkins (groin) is in line to play Thursday against Dallas, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Hopkins' Week 12 status will be confirmed when Washington's inactives are posted prior to Thursday's 4:30 ET kickoff. Through 10 games this season, Hopkins has averaged six points, a tally that limits the kicker's fantasy utility to deeper formats.

The Giants are hopeful that Gano (illness) will be available for Sunday's game against the Bengals, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

Gano still has to clear a number of benchmarks before he can come off the reserve/COVID-19 list, but it's at least an encouraging sign that the Giants aren't yet willing to rule him out for Week 12. The veteran kicker's positive test occurred during New York's bye week, just one day after he inked a contract extension with the team.

Folk (back) was limited at Wednesday's practice, Andrew Callahan of Boston Herald reports.

Folk's back issue has kept him on the injury report four straight weeks, but he has yet to miss a game because of it. Expect the veteran kicker to be on the field again for Sunday's clash with the Cardinals.

Zuerlein (back) is officially listed as questionable for Thursday's game against Washington, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Zuerlein put together a trio of limited practices during the short week, and coach Mike McCarthy has said that he doesn't expect the kicker to miss the Thanksgiving Day game. The Cowboys also haven't made a move to sign another kicker to the practice squad for emergency depth, which seemingly reinforces the notion that Zuerlein will be good to go for Week 12.

Hopkins (groin) is officially listed as questionable for Thursday's game in Dallas, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports.

Hopkins wasn't able to practice in any capacity this week due to a lingering groin issue, but the same injury hasn't stopped him from suiting up for Washington's last two games. The veteran kicker thus appears on track to suit up Thursday, but Kaare Vedvik lies in wait on the practice squad in case of emergency.

Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone confirmed that McLaughlin won't be eligible to return from the reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of Sunday's game against the Browns, John Shipley of SI.com reports.

The Jaguars placed McLaughlin on the list Tuesday after he either tested positive for COVID-19 or came into close contact with somewhat who did. Whatever the case, McLaughlin apparently isn't on track to clear all protocols before Sunday, so the Jaguars intend to promote Aldrick Rosas from the practice squad to handle the team's kicking duties this weekend.