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Carlson connected from 42 yards and made both of his extra-point attempts in Sunday's 34-17 loss to the Ravens.

Carlson has not missed a single kick in three consecutive games, which is quite an improvement for the rookie after missing four of his first five career field-goal attempts. A Week 13 matchup against the Chiefs could become a high-scoring affair, but the Raiders may be playing from behind once again.

Tucker converted both his field-goal attempts and made all four of his extra-point tries during Sunday's 34-17 win over the Raiders.

Tucker has kicked at least two field goals in three straight games and remains a pillar of stability in Baltimore's offense despite questions at the quarterback position. He'll look to log another strong outing against the Falcons on Sunday.

Gano converted two of three field-goal attempts and made all three of his extra-point tries during Sunday's 30-27 loss to the Seahawks.

Gano has missed two field goals and an extra point through the past two games, including a field-goal try which cost the Panthers a win Week 12. The 31-year-old will look to bounce back against the Buccaneers in Week 13.

Maher converted his sole field-goal attempt and made all four of his extra-point tries during Thursday's win over the Redskins.

Maher made all five of his kicks during the Week 12 win. He's made 22 of 26 field-goal attempts on the year, along with 22 of 23 extra-point tries. He could be in line for a large workload during Thursday's Week 13 tilt against the Saints.

Lutz was a limited practice participant Monday due to a back injury.

There wasn't any indication that Lutz was battling an injury during the Saints' Week 12 win over the Falcons, as he drilled both of his field-goal tries and all six of his extra-point attempts. The fact that the 24-year-old was still able to practice in some capacity is a positive sign, but his level of involvement in sessions Tuesday and Wednesday should prove more telling with regard to his status for Thursday's game against Dallas. Unless the Saints sign or begin working alternative options at kicker, Lutz's availability shouldn't be considered in serious peril.

The Cardinals signed Gonzalez off their practice squad Monday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

Gonzalez is slated to take over kicking duties for Arizona beginning with the team's Week 13 matchup with the Packers after incumbent Phil Dawson (hip) was placed on injured reserve. The second-year player out of Arizona State got off to a woeful start to his NFL career in Cleveland, converting only 17 of 25 field-goal attempts (68 percent) and 28 of 31 extra-point tries (90.3 percent). The Browns released Gonzalez earlier in the season after a slight groin tear contributed to his struggles, but the 23-year-old should be at full health now. Even if Gonzalez shows improved accuracy with Arizona, he'll still rank as one of the lower-tier fantasy kickers while he's supported by a poor offense.

Hopkins made his only field-goal attempt and converted two of three extra-point tries during Thursday's 31-21 loss to the Cowboys.

Hopkins missed his first extra point of the season Thanksgiving Day. The 28-year-old's fantasy stock took a significant hit after quarterback Alex Smith (lower leg) was lost for the season Week 11, and he'll be difficult to trust down the stretch. Hopkins has made only one field-goal attempt in each of his last two games.

Santos nailed field-goal attempts of 41 and 39 yards as well as both of his extra-point tries in the Buccaneers' 27-9 win over the 49ers on Sunday.

So far so good for Santos in a Tampa uniform, as he made good on his pair of field-goal tries with the Bucs while also remaining perfect on extra points. If the veteran can maintain a similar caliber of performance moving forward, he'll be one of the better fantasy options at his position down the season's stretch run.

Myers made both of his field-goal attempts -- from 55 and 38 yards -- to go with an extra point in Sunday's 27-13 loss to New England.

His 55-yarder made NFL history, as Myers became the first player to successfully make five kicks from at least that distance in one season. If the Jets offense wasn't among the league's least effective, Myers would be a much more significant fantasy factor.

Boswell made one of two field-goal attempts (41) and converted both his extra-point attempts during Sunday's 24-17 loss to Denver.

His dreadful season continued when safety Justin Simmons blocked Boswell's 48-yard field goal attempt on Pittsburgh's first offensive drive of the game. However, he more than made up for the miss when the Steelers executed a timely fake field goal as time expired at halftime. Boswell took the direct snap on fourth-and-goal and threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to left tackle Alejandro Villanueva to tie the game at 10. This was the first Pittsburgh offensive lineman to catch a touchdown pass since Ray Pinney did it against the Browns in 1983. The touchdown pass notwithstanding, Boswell continues to struggle and has a tough Week 13 game against the Chargers, who allow opposing kickers just 6.1 points per game this season.