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Boswell made his lone field-goal attempt (33) and both his PATs in Sunday's 17-12 win over the Rams.

Boswell has missed only one field goal this season -- from 54 yards out -- and is perfect on his PATs. He has been one of the most reliable kickers this season and the red-hot Steelers enter their Week 11 game against Cleveland on a four-game win streak.

Koo drained all four of his field-goal attempts and went 2-for-2 on point-after tries during Sunday's 26-9 win against the Saints.

With all the bad mojo that had afflicted the Falcons' kicker position through the first half of 2019, it took Koo donning the number of a franchise legend to break the slump. Wearing No. 7 in his debut for Atlanta, Koo converted on field-goal tries of 30, 36, 37 and 48 yards after Matt Bryant and Giorgio Tavecchio posted a collective 13-for-23 mark between exhibition and regular-season play. Koo's Week 11 opponent, Carolina, provides optimism that he can be productive once again, as the Panthers came into the weekend ranking among the NFL's 10-worst teams with 2.2 field-goal attempts allowed per game.

Will Lutz made all three of his field-goal attempts in the Saints' 26-9 loss to the Falcons on Sunday.

Lutz snapped a two-week skid of missing kicks, as he provided New Orleans' only source of points in Sunday's loss. His makes came from 28, 29 and 47-yards out, as he accounted for a perfect night splitting the uprights. A matchup with a weak Buccaneers defense could be fruitful for the Saints' kicker in Week 11.

Pineiro converted two of three extra-point attempts in Chicago's 20-13 victory over the Lions on Sunday.

With the Bears scoring three touchdowns while failing to break down in the red zone, Pineiro wasn't called upon for a single field-goal attempt. He's scored five points or fewer in four of his last five games, making him a weak fantasy option.

McLaughlin will likely handle kicking duties Monday against Seattle with Robbie Gould (quadriceps) listed as doubtful.

McLaughlin signed with the 49ers earlier in the week, and it looks like he won't have to wait long to make his debut. Fantasy owners who forget to remove a bye-week kicker from their lineup can fish McLaughlin up off waivers in a pinch.

Badgley converted his lone field-goal attempt and also connected on all three extra-point attempts in the 26-24 loss Thursday to the Raiders.

Between turnovers and conversions in the red zone, the Chargers simply didn't need to rely on their kicker to score points, ultimately utilizing Badgley for a simple 27-yard attempt late in the third quarter. The second-year kicker should be in for a better day in Week 11 when the Chargers will likely be forced to keep up with the high-scoring Chiefs offense.

The 49ers signed McLaughlin to a one-year contract Thursday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

McLaughlin's opportunity in San Francisco comes with Robbie Gould nursing a strained quad. In the event that Gould isn't able to fully recover in time for Monday's tilt against the Seahawks, McLaughlin would be in line to handle kicking duties. The Illinois product appeared in four games with the Chargers earlier this season, converting six of nine field-goal attempts and all seven extra-point tries.

Carlson made one of his two field-goal attempts and all four extra-point tries in Sunday's 31-24 win over the Lions.

It was the first game all season where Carlson was called upon for more than one field goal, but the 24-year-old couldn't convert his second chance, sending a 45-yarder wide left. It was his second miss of the season in nine tries.

Tucker converted a 39-yard field goal attempt and went 4-for-5 on extra points Sunday against the Patriots.

Sunday marked just the second time in Tucker's career that he missed an extra point, with the other time coming in Week 7 against the Saints in 2018. Both of those failed extra points came at his home stadium. Still, Tucker paces all kickers in fantasy points per game (9.4) among qualified kickers and is a perfect 17-of-17 on field goals this season.

Maher connected on three of four field-goal attempts while converting all four of his PATs in Monday's win over the Giants.

The miss was from 54 yards late in the first quarter, but Maher made up for it by drilling a 52-yarder right before halftime. The second-year kicker's 72.2 percent success rate on FGs (13-for-18) through eight games looks sketchy, but three of his five misses have come from 50 yards or more (4-for-7 in total from that range) and he's been successful on all 26 of his extra points.