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Hopkins made all three of his field-goal tries but did not attempt an extra point in Week 8's 19-9 loss to the Vikings.

Hopkins converted from 21, 30 and 43 yards on his respective attempts, scoring the entirety of Washington's points. That tally saw him match his season high, but the Redskins' inability to generate offense really restricts his upside overall. Through eight games, Hopkins sports just 33 points.

Carlson made his only field-goal attempt as well as all three of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 27-24 loss to the Texans.

Carlson converted from 44 yards on his lone field goal, and by nailing all his extra points, he remains with just one miss on his 26 total kicking attempts this season. Through seven games, Carlson has notched 37 points, including three straight with six points following Sunday's showing.

Following Chase McLaughlin being placed on waivers, Badgley (groin) is expected to play Sunday against the Packers.

Badgley was a full participant for all three practices last week, but the Chargers afforded him additional rest Week 8. The departure of McLaughlin signals the Chargers are comfortable with Badgley's recovery, so he's in line to make his season debut Sunday. Badgley was automatic last year, connecting on 15 of 16 field-goal attempts and 27 of 28 extra-point tries.

The Chargers waived McLaughlin on Tuesday.

The move signals Michael Badgley (groin), who participated fully in practice last week, is slated to resume kicking duties Sunday against the Packers. McLaughlin converted on six of nine field-goal attempts -- he connected on just two of five tries over 40 yards -- and all seven extra points during his four-game stint with the Chargers.

The Patriots signed Folk on Tuesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Folk is the second kicker to attempt to replace the injured Stephen Gostkowski (hip), who is on IR. Before Folk, Mike Nugent nailed five of eight field-goal attempts and 15 of 16 point-after tries in four games. As a result, Folk should have plenty of opportunities to produce.

The Falcons signed Koo on Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Koo slots in for jettisoned long-time Falcon Matt Bryant. This marks Koo's second stint in the NFL after a four-game run with the Chargers to start the 2017 campaign. In the meantime, the Georgia Southern product has spent time with the Atlanta Legends of the AAF and had a brief spell on the Patriots' practice squad earlier this month.

Bryant was released by the Falcons on Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Bryant's performance has been lacking since his return to Atlanta before Week 2, as he connected on nine of 14 field-goal attempts and 14 of 15 point-after tries. Four of those five misses were from 50-plus, which was a strength of his between 2012 and 2018 (78 percent, or 32 of 41). The team signed Younghoe Koo as a corresponding move, per Schefter.

McLaughlin made one of two field-goal tries and both extra points in Sunday's 17-16 victory against the Bears.

With Michael Badgley (groin) still nursing an injury, McLaughlin earned another start this past Sunday. While the undrafted rookie was able to connect on a 20-yard field goal, he failed to do so on a 42-yard attempt in the fourth quarter. Badgley was spotted warming up prior to Sunday's contest, but he'll need to get cleared to perform kickoffs in order to take the field, so it's possible McLaughlin could start once again.

Boswell made two of three field-goals (41, 42) and all three PATs in Monday's 27-14 win over the Dolphins.

In fairness, Boswell's missed field goal attempt was from 54 yards out, which would have been the longest of his career. He is still having a solid season, and the return of Mason Rudolph to lead the offense should give Boswell plenty of scoring opportunities. Week 9 will see him face a Colts defense against which opposing kickers are averaging seven fantasy points per game this season.

Sanders converted both extra-point attempts during Monday's 27-14 loss to the Steelers.

Sanders has now gone two straight games without a single field-goal try, and he has only eight attempts across seven contests. Until the Dolphins' offense begins providing Sanders with more consistent opportunities, he'll remain off the fantasy radar.