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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.

Badgley made his only field-goal attempt and six extra-point attempts in the 45-10 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.

Badgley put his struggles from last week behind him, connecting on all seven of his kicking attempts over the course of the afternoon. Badgley has missed just one kick in his brief tenure as the starter, but so long as the Chargers continue their excellence in the red zone, the rookie's kicking opportunities remain limited.

Koehn signed with the Giants' practice squad on Friday.

Koehn's spot on the practice squad comes following the release of tight end Garrett Dickerson. The 26-year-old was previously released from New York's practice squad Oct. 12, but he's rejoined the group as an emergency option at the kicker position behind starter Aldrick Rosas.

Prater converted his lone field-goal attempt and his only PAT during Thursday's 23-16 loss to the Bears.

Going up against the Bears' third-ranked scoring defense (19.2 points allowed per game), the Lions predictably had trouble moving the ball most of the game. However, the veteran could be in for a bounce-back effort in Week 13 when the Lions host the Rams' 23rd-ranked scoring defense (25.6). Through 11 games, Prater has successfully converted 20 of 23 field-goal tries and all 22 of his PATs.

Bryant went 2-for-2 on extra-points tries, while putting his lone field-goal attempt through the uprights from 32 yards out during Thursday's 31-17 loss to New Orleans.

Bryant has been just as flawless post-injury as he was prior to a three-game spell on the inactive list, knocking down all eight of his combined extra-point- and field-goal tries over Atlanta's past two games (was 9-for-9 on FGA and 16-for-17 on PATs prior to tweaking hamstring in Week 6). Atlanta's upcoming game against Baltimore isn't the most encouraging kicker matchup, with the Ravens surrendering 15 field-goal attempts all season (fifth-fewest in NFL).

The Cardinals signed Gonzalez to their practice squad Tuesday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Gonzalez was added to Arizona's practice squad in order to provide depth for Phil Dawson (hip), who missed Sunday's contest against the Raiders. The second-year kicker was cut by the Browns in September after repeated struggles.

Butker made his only field-goal attempt from 21 yards and made six of his seven extra-point attempts Monday against the Rams.

Butker was busy all night in a game that featured one of the highest scores in NFL history. The Georgia Tech product will likely be a top fantasy option playing for one of the best offenses in the league after the Chiefs return from bye in Week 13.

McManus hit both of his extra-point attempts and a 34-yard field goal during Sunday's 23-22 win over the Chargers.

After missing attempts of more than 50 yards right before halftime and to end the game against Houston in Week 9, McManus buried a 34-yarder to give the Broncos the last-second win. The Temple product is a perfect 24-for-24 on extra-point attempts, and 12-for-12 on field goals of less than 50 yards this season.