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Tavecchio made a 26-yard field goal to go along with four extra points during Thursday's 31-30 win over the Chiefs, but he missed a pair of attempts from 53 and 45 yards out.

Tavecchio entered the Raiders' Week 7 matchup having made nine straight field-goal attempts to begin the season, though he also missed an extra point in Week 6. Tavecchio's miss from 53 yards Thursday shouldn't be of much concern since it was blocked, but a wide-left miss from 45 yards was a bit of a disappointment. He'll look to bounce back at Buffalo in Week 8.

Barth kicked a 19-yard field goal along with a pair of extra points in Sunday's 17-3 win over the Panthers.

Barth was in line for a potential 43-yard field-goal attempt, but after Mitch Trubisky took a third-down sack, he ended up attempting the kick from 53 yards out and came up short. His successful three-pointer came from a nominal distance, and he had another sub-par fantasy performance. He'll continue to be a weak fantasy option for the time being, as he simply doesn't get enough opportunities to be a consistent producer with the present conservative state of the Bears offense.

Butker converted each of his three field-goal attempts and added three extra points in Thursday's game against the Raiders.

Butker has been one of the best kickers in the league since his signing from the Panthers' practice squad in Week 4. However, the team's matchup with a stingy Broncos defense next week could limit his attempts.

Gano converted his only field-goal attempt to give the Panthers their only score in Sunday's 17-3 loss to the Bears.

Gano overcame a knee injury to suit up Sunday and did all that was needed of him. Although a better offensive performance from Carolina would've helped Gano's output, his relative inactivity perhaps enabled his knee to gain some extra rest. While no fault of his own, Gano's three points still marked a season low, as he hadn't registered fewer than seven prior to Sunday.

Gano (knee) is active for Sunday's game at Chicago, Max Henson of the Panthers' official site reports.

A late addition to the injury report this week, Gano will be able to perform all kicking duties in spite of a right knee concern. He's a good bet to produce, too, against the Bears, who have conceded at least 12 points to kickers in three of six games this year.

Bryant (back) doesn't carry an injury designation for Sunday's game in New England, Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports.

Bryant played through the same injury last week, connecting on a 50-yard field goal but missing a 59-yarder. While he won't have the comfort of kicking in a dome this weekend, the Falcons should have plenty of scoring opportunities against a shaky New England defense.

Gano was added to Friday's injury report as a full participant and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Chicago with a right knee issue, Bryan Strickland of the Panthers' official site reports.

While late-week additions are often worrisome, Panthers head coach Ron Rivera said Gano would be listed as probable if that were still an option on NFL injury reports, per Strickland. Based on Rivera's comments, the injury to Gano's kicking leg is likely nothing more than a bruise. There won't be any reason for concern unless the Panthers add another kicker to their roster later Friday or Saturday.

Bryant (back) was limited at practice Thursday, Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports.

Bryant didn't make his first appearance at practice until Friday last week, so his back is seemingly in better shape this time around. If he enters the weekend with a questionable designation, it would seem to indicate the Falcons are worried about his back stiffening up. Friday's injury report will relay whether this sentiment is in play for the second week in a row.

Bryant (back) didn't practice Wednesday, Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com reports.

Bryant was held out with the same injury last Wednesday and Thursday, but he returned to practice Friday and played in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Dolphins. He made both of his extra points and one of two field-goal attempts, connecting from 50 yards out but missing from 59. Bryant should be available for Sunday's game in New England.

Broncos head coach Vance Joseph said he still has faith in McManus, who has already missed five field goals through five games this season, SiriusXM NFL Radio

McManus has made just eight of his 13 field-goal attempts, with three of the misses coming from inside of 50 yards. He's at least made all 12 of his extra-point attempts, but the Broncos nonetheless will have to consider a change if McManus doesn't sort things out soon. He was one of the league's better kickers the past two seasons, converting 85.7 percent of his attempts in 2015 and 85.3 percent in 2016. Prior to this season, he hadn't missed from inside of 40 yards since 2014.