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The Chargers don't expect to have Badgley (groin) available to kick Sunday against the Lions, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

After entering the season opener with a doubtful designation before being listed among the Chargers' inactives ahead of the Week 1 win over the Colts, Badgley did enough in practice in recent days to earn a questionable designation heading into the weekend. Despite that improvement, Badgley apparently isn't completely over the right groin injury and will need to sit out another game, though Rapoport notes the Chargers expect the 24-year-old will be ready to go in Week 3. Punter Ty Long will be tasked with double duty on special teams for the second straight week after converting all three extra-point tries and a 40-yard field goal in the 30-24 overtime win over Indianapolis.

Badgley, who is listed as questionable for Sunday's game with a groin injury, participated in Friday's practice and felt fine after the session, Eric D. Williams of ESPN.com reports.

Following the practice Badgley suggested he was trending in the right direction for Sunday's game saying, "I kicked well with the team today, but I'll see how it goes and see how I feel." The second-year kicker was held out during Week 1 so it's worth monitoring his status leading up to kickoff. Punter Ty Long filled in during Badgley's absence, connecting on both of his extra-point attempts and his lone field-goal attempt.

Badgley (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Detroit.

Held out Week 1 due to a right groin injury, Badgley practiced in a limited fashion all week as the Chargers prepared for Sunday's 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff. If he's unable to go this weekend, he'll yield kicking duties to punter Ty Long yet again.

Gay connected on field goals of 40 and 32 yards while missing a 42-yard try wide right in the Buccaneers' 20-14 win over the Panthers on Thursday. He also made both of his extra-point attempts.

Gay was largely reliable once again, but the troubles he'd occasionally experienced in training camp and preseason on kicks from the right hash surfaced once more on his third-quarter miss. Nevertheless, the rookie ultimately came through with his successful 32-yard attempt at the 2:26 mark of the fourth quarter, a critical make that extended the Buccaneers' lead to six points. Gay will take a 75.0 percent success rate on field goals and perfect 4-for-4 tally on extra points into a Week 3 battle versus the Giants, a game that could prove to be fertile ground for plenty of fantasy production for the Buccaneers' offense, and by extension, their first-year kicker.

Slye converted all four of his field-goal attempts and did not attempt an extra point in Thursday's loss to the Buccaneers.

Slye's production was based off a Panthers offense that was unable to move the ball while in Buccaneers territory, as he made field goals from 32, 37, 54 and 51 yards. The 23-year-old has been impressive through two weeks, going 6-for-7 on field-goal attempts while converting three of four attempts from 50-plus yards.

Badgley (groin) was limited in Wednesday's practice.

Badgley is working to recover from a groin injury. He may need to log a full practice session in the next two days in order to have a chance of suiting up Week 2. If Badgley is forced to remain sidelined Sunday against the Lions expect Ty Long to take over starting kicking duties once again.

Myers did not attempt a field goal, but converted all three of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 21-20 win over the Bengals.

Myers did all that was required of him to help the Seahawks squeak out a close victory. He'll hope Week 2's matchup against the Steelers affords him more scoring opportunities.

McManus converted his lone extra-point try and three of his four field-goal attempts in Monday's 24-16 loss to the Raiders.

The only miss for McManus happened when he tried to make a 64-yarder in the waning seconds of the first half. All three of the six-year-pro's successful field goals came from under 40 yards out, including two from under 30 yards away.

Carlson converted his lone field-goal attempt and all three of his extra-point tries in Monday's victory over Denver.

Carlson was tendered by Oakland to an exclusive-rights contract in early March, and it seems to already be paying off for the Raiders. The 24-year-old set a franchise record for accuracy last season (94 percent), although he only attempted 17 field goals over 10 games.

Lutz made three of four field goal attempts and all three of his extra point attempts in the Saints' 30-28 win over the Texans on Monday.

Lutz was the hero of Monday's dramatic showdown, as he hit a career-long 58-yarder as time expired to lift the Saints to a two-point victory. He'll have plenty of chances for field goals and extra points in this high-octane offense, and he can be safely deployed as a top-12 option at his position each week.