NFL Player News
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Jake Bates K | DET
Lions' Jake Bates: Connects on two FGAs in victory
Bates made both of his field-goal attempts while going 2-for-4 on extra-point tries in Monday night's 40-34 win over the 49ers.
Bates had a mixed performance in Week 17, connecting on a 57-yard field goal in the third quarter and a 42-yarder in the fourth quarter but also missing a pair of PATs in the contest. The extra-point misses were his first since he missed one in Week 3 versus the Cardinals, though they didn't impact the result in Monday's victory. The kicker has now gone 25-for-28 on field-goal tries while making 60 of 63 PATs over 16 games this season.
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Jake Elliott K | PHI
Eagles' Jake Elliott: Busy from close range
Elliott made both of his field-goal tries and all five of his extra-point attempts in Sunday's 41-7 blowout win over the Cowboys.
Elliott had a busy day, but he didn't have a particularly difficult one. Both of his field goals were shorter than a modern extra point, as he was good from 31 yards in the second quarter and from 26 yards in the third. On the year, Elliott is a combined 70-for-72 (97 percent) on extra points and field goals from inside 50 yards, but he's just 1-for-7 (14 percent) on kicks from 50 yards or more.
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Chase McLaughlin K | TB
Buccaneers' Chase McLaughlin: Perfect on eight kicks Sunday
McLaughlin converted field-goal attempts of 23 and 34 yards and connected on all six extra-point tries in the Buccaneers' 48-14 win over the Panthers on Sunday.
The Buccaneers offense was impressively efficient throughout Sunday's lopsided victory, but McLaughlin was the beneficiary in the form of a couple of short field-goal tries on the rare occasions Baker Mayfield didn't cap off a possession with a touchdown pass. With his third straight perfect tally on field goals, McLaughlin is now sitting on a 93.3 percent success rate in that department for the season, just two-tenths of a percentage point behind last season's career-best figure heading into the Week 18 regular-season finale against the Saints.
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Brandon Aubrey K | DAL
Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey: Misses 61-yarder in loss
Aubrey missed his only field-goal attempt and connected on his only extra-point try in Sunday's 41-7 loss to the Eagles.
With the game well out of hand in the fourth quarter, coach Mike McCarthy let Aubrey attempt a 61-yard FG. The kick had plenty of distance, but it wound up hitting about halfway up the right upright and bouncing wide. Aubrey's 137 points ties him for second in scoring in the NFL with Ka'imi Fairbairn, well behind Chris Boswell's 153, heading into a Week 18 meeting with the Commanders.
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Matthew Wright K | TEN
Matthew Wright: Dropped by Tennessee
The Titans waived Wright on Monday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.
Wright impressed while serving as the Titans' top kicker in the Week 17 loss to the Jaguars, converting on all three of his field-goal attempts and his lone extra-point try while filling in for the injured Nick Folk (abdomen). Folk is likely to return and serve as Tennessee's starting kicker in the Week 18 matchup against the Colts after Wright was waived Monday.
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Jason Sanders K | MIA
Dolphins' Jason Sanders: Perfect in win over Cleveland
Sanders converted both of his field-goal tries and both extra-point attempts during Sunday's 20-3 win over the Browns.
Sanders has been perfect on 25 consecutive field-goal attempts across his last 10 appearances. On the year, he boasts a 90 percent conversion rate (35 of 39) on field-goal tries and has made 24 of 26 PATs. He'll work to close out the regular season strong Week 18 at home against the Jets.
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Cam Little K | JAC
Jaguars' Cam Little: On target in win
Little made both of his field-goal tries and converted both of his extra-point attempts during Sunday's 20-13 win versus the Titans.
Little opened the scoring in Week 17 with a 48-yarder to cap the first drive of the game, and he remained steady afterwards. He's now gone four straight games without missing a kick, but the Jaguars' below-average offense will likely cap his opportunities in Week 18 at Indianapolis.
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Zane Gonzalez K | WAS
Commanders' Zane Gonzalez: Perfect against Atlanta
Gonzalez made his lone field-goal attempt and converted all three of his extra-point tries during the Commanders' 30-24 overtime win over the Falcons on Sunday night.
Three of Gonzalez's four kicking attempts came in the second half of Sunday's game, including a 31-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter that extended Washington's lead to seven points. Gonzalez is now 4-for-6 on field-goal attempts and 17-for-17 on extra-point tries in his five games with the Commanders. Whether Gonzalez will kick for the Commanders in the regular-season finale against the Cowboys will depend on whether Austin Seibert (groin) is activated off injured reserve.
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Will Reichard K | MIN
Vikings' Will Reichard: Doinks two field goals vs. Packers
Reichard made all three of his extra-point tries but went 2-for-4 on field-goal attempts during the Vikings' 27-25 win over the Packers on Sunday.
Reichard missed his first kicking attempt midway through the first quarter, when his 57-yard field-goal try (one yard shy of his career long) clanged off the crossbar. The rookie sixth-round pick got back on track with two successful field-goal tries in the second quarter -- including a 50-yard field goal at the end of the first half -- but his 43-yard field-goal attempt early in the fourth quarter bounced off the left upright and prevented the Vikings from going up by 20 points. It was the second time this season that Reichard missed two field-goal attempts in a game, with the first instance taking place against the Colts in Week 9 (and he was placed on injured reserve the following week due to a strained right quadriceps). The Vikings will need Reichard to be on target in their pivotal regular-season finale against the Lions on Sunday in a game that will determine the No. 1 seed in the NFC heading into the postseason.