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Bryant connected on three field goals and three extra points in Sunday's overtime loss to the Falcons.

Although he hit six kicks, it's the seventh one that will bother Bryant when looking back at this game. The 41-year-old hit the left upright from 58 yards as time expired in the fourth, and the Falcons eventually fell to the Chargers in overtime. It was an ambitious attempt for the veteran kicker, and although he had the distance, it came down just left of the intended target. That was Bryant's only miss of the season, so he's still a top-tier kicker on an explosive offense.

Prater converted two of three field-goal attempts and both of his PATs during the Lions' 20-17 victory over the Redskins on Sunday.

Prater finally wasn't needed to secure the win this week, as QB Matthew Stafford found receiver Anquan Boldin for an 18-yard go-ahead touchdown with 16 seconds remaining. However, that possession may not have occurred had Prater not missed one of his field-goal attempts. After a three-week stretch of playing at home, Prater will now travel to Houston in Week 8.

Barth made his only field-goal attempt and added an extra point Thursday against the Packers.

After three-field-goal eruptions in consecutive weeks, Barth came back down to earth along with the rest of the Bears' offense, thanks in no small part to Brian Hoyer breaking his arm during the game. He's now connected on one or fewer field goals in five of the seven games he's played, so Barth doesn't have enough weekly consistency to belong on most standard-sized fantasy rosters.

Hopkins went 2-for-2 in field-goal attempts and 3-for-3 in extra-point attempts in Sunday's 27-20 win over the Eagles.

Hopkins bounced back after a rocky performance last week against the Ravens in which he missed both a field-goal and extra-point. Excluding the game against the Ravens, the kicker has been perfect all season, look for him to keep up the play at Ford Field this Sunday against the Lions.

Santos knocked home two of his three field-goal attempts in Sunday's game against the Raiders, adding two of three extra points.

After a perfect first three weeks, Santos has struggled a bit in his past two games, missing a field goal each contest and a missed extra point in the most recent. With the Chiefs set to face the high-scoring Saints next week, Santos could be in line for another sizable workload.

Folk connected on a 39-yard field goal, his only attempt of the game, during Monday's loss to the Cardinals.

The Jets' offense has really struggled to move the ball over the past few weeks, leaving Folk with multiple field-goal attempts just once in the last four games. Given their inability to get him into field-goal range, Folk is a fairly weak fantasy option in most formats.

Gano will remain with the Panthers despite his recent missed kicks, the Charlotte Observer reports.

Gano has missed three of his 12 field-goal attempts this season, including a couple of crucial kicks in Panthers losses thus far. He also failed on an extra point for the second time Sunday against the Saints, continuing his hiccups this term. In fact, Gano has only made all his kicks in one game this season. Nonetheless, coach Ron Rivera said Monday that Carolina will "stand pat" with Gano, throwing him a life line in an underwhelming campaign.

Barth connected on three field goals and one extra point Sunday against the Jaguars.

Barth had just two field goals in the first two games of the season, but he's now connected on six of them over the last two contests. Despite his solid production over the past two weeks, he's missed on three of his 11 field goal attempts this year, so he's no lock to keep this job long-term. However, at least for the time being, he could be a streaming option to cover bye weeks for fantasy teams.

Lutz made two-of-three field goals in Sunday's win against the Panthers. He also converted all five of his extra point attempts.

Lutz missed a 53-yard kick in the second quarter but made up for it by nailing his next two field goal tries, a 33-yard attempt at the end of the first half and the game-winning, 52-yard kick with 11 seconds left in the game. Although Lutz has only made 7 of his 11 field goal attempts this season, he has a big leg and should continue to see plenty of chances when the Saints' offense is clicking.

Gano connected on his only field goal attempt Sunday against the Saints and went three-of-four on extra points.

Gano has struggled so far this season, connecting on only 9-of-12 field goals. His misses have been crucial ones, including a game-winning miss against the Broncos in Week 1 and a miss that turned out to be the difference in Week 5's matchup against the Buccaneers. There have been rumors regarding Gano's release, so keep tabs on his status as the Panthers enter their bye week.