Prater (knee) was estimated as a limited participant in Tuesday's walk-through practice, Zach Gershman of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Prater is practicing for the second week in a row after the Cardinals designated him for return from injured reserve Dec. 18. He was listed as a limited participant in all three of the Cardinals' Week 16 practices but wasn't activated from IR ahead of this past Sunday's 36-30 overtime loss to the Panthers, so Prater will presumably need to upgrade to full participation Wednesday or Thursday to have a shot at playing Saturday versus the Rams. If Prater misses a 12th consecutive contest this weekend, Chad Ryland would once again handle kicking duties for the Cardinals.

Grupe did not attempt a field goal or extra point during Monday's 34-0 loss against Green Bay.

The injury-riddled Saints offense was stymied from start to finish and committed turnovers on its few opportunities within field-goal range. As a result, Grupe logged zero field-goal attempts for the third time this season. With quarterback Derek Carr (hand) and/or running back Alvin Kamara (groin) likely to miss at least one or two more games, this offense could be too depleted to support any meaninful fantasy production for Grupe over the final two weeks of the season.

McManus made two field goals and four extra points in Monday's 34-0 victory over the Saints.

McManus rewarded those who included him in Week 16 fantasy lineups -- particularly those in leagues that reward field-goal distance, as he hit kicks from both 46 and 55 yards out. McManus and the Packers will next face a Vikings team that put the clamps on opposing kickers early on but ceded 14 made field goals on 17 attempts over its last six contests.

McLaughlin connected on his only field-goal attempt (45 yards) and all three extra-point tries in the Buccaneers' 26-24 loss to the Cowboys on Sunday night.

McLaughlin's one field-goal try came late in the third quarter and reduced the Buccaneers' deficit to nine points at the time. The perfect night pushed McLaughlin's field-goal success rate to 92.9 percent -- just a shade behind the career-best 93.5 percent figure he mustered in 2023 -- with his only two misses coming from 50-plus yards. Meanwhile he's already at career highs in PATs (47) and made extra points (45), leaving him in line to potentially hit or eclipse the 50-mark in each category with two games remaining.

Carlson converted two of three field-goal attempts and made his only extra-point try in Sunday's 19-14 win over the Jaguars.

Carlson's contributions were highlighted by a 49-yard field goal early in the second quarter en route to his seven-point final tally, though he missed wide right from 46 yards in the second half. Nonetheless, a favorable matchup indoors against the Saints awaits Carlson in Week 17.

Szmyt agreed to a contract with the Browns' practice squad Tuesday, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.

Cleveland's decision to bring Szmyt aboard as a member of its practice squad could hint that Dustin Hopkins' standing as the team's kicker is on shaky ground after another poor performance in Sunday's 24-6 loss to the Bengals. After he was inactive for the Week 15 loss to the Chiefs following a string of poor outings, Hopkins stepped back in as Cleveland's kicker for Week 16 but missed his lone extra-point attempt in the loss. With Hopkins having now missed 12 total kicks on the season (nine field goals, three extra points), the Browns could turn to Szmyt if he impresses in his initial practices with the team. The 26-year-old has yet to make his NFL debut since going undrafted out of Syracuse in 2023, but he was one of the top kickers in the UFL this past spring as a member of the St. Louis Battlehawks, converting 19 of 21 field-goal attempts with a long of 61 yards.

Joseph agreed to a contract Tuesday with the Jets' practice squad, according to a social media post from his agent, Brett Tessler.

Though Joseph will start out on New York's practice squad, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich implied Monday that Anders Carlson's job was in jeopardy after the kicker missed an extra-point attempt as well as a 49-yard field goal in this past Sunday's 19-9 loss to the Rams. If the Jets elect to move on from Carlson, Joseph could be a candidate to be elevated for the Week 17 game in Buffalo and would become New York's fifth different kicker of the season. Per Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic, Ulbrich added that Greg Zuerlein (knee) -- who has missed the last seven games while on injured reserve -- could also factor into the team's plans at kicker this week, though Zuerlein will first have to resume practicing. Joseph has previously appeared in seven games with the Giants and Commanders this season, converting 15 of 19 field-goal attempts and going 8-for-8 on extra-point tries.

Ellliott made all three of his extra-point attempts but missed one of his five field-goal tries in Sunday's 36-33 loss to the Commanders.

Elliott was good from 24 and 40 yards in the third quarter and from 50 and 40 yards in the fourth, but his miss from 56 yards as time expired in the first half would wind up being the winning margin for Washington. At the time, that miss meant Elliott was still yet to convert from 50 yards or more this season, but his 50-yarder late in the game improved his record to 1-for-7 from that distance.

Joseph was cut from the Commanders' practice squad Monday.

Joseph signed with Washington's practice squad Dec. 13 and was elevated for Week 15 against New Orleans. In that contest, he went 2-for-3 on field-goal tries and made both his extra-point attempts, but he reverted to the practice squad shortly thereafter. Joseph's opportunity with the Commanders came as a result of injuries to Austin Seibert (groin) and Zane Gonzalez, who was dealing with a foot issue at the time of Joseph's elevation. However, with Gonzalez back to full health and Seibert eligible to return from IR, Washington no longer has a need for Joseph's services.

Moody went 1-for-2 on field-goal attempts and 2-for-2 on point-after tries in Sunday's 29-17 loss to Miami.

Moody's 41-yard miss in the third quarter was instrumental to the 49ers' demise, as it would have kept the deficit within one score. Instead, Miami was able to keep the lead just out of reach before De'Von Achane put the game away with a 50-yard scamper late in the fourth quarter. Moody is proving to be just an average kicking option despite his third-round pedigree, and the same could be said for his fantasy value against Detroit next Monday.