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McAtamney is expected to compete with Younghoe Koo for the Giants' top place kicker ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Chargers, Evan Barnes of Newsday reports.

With Graham Gano (groin) expected to be placed on injured reserve soon, McAtamney has an opportunity to serve as New York's top kicker for at least the next four games. The 25-year-old from Rutgers appeared in one game for the Giants in 2024, converting on his lone field-goal and extra-point attempts. Additionally, he made all 11 of his extra-point tries across New York's three preseason games this year.

Koo will compete with Jude McAtamney for the Giants' top place kicker spot ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Chargers, Evan Barnes of Newsday reports.

Though head coach Brian Daboll hasn't officially ruled out Graham Gano (groin) in Week 4, Gano is expected to be placed on injured reserve in the coming days. Thus, Koo will have the opportunity to compete for New York's top kicker position after being released by the Falcons on Sept. 19. The Georgia Southern product converted on 25 of his 34 field-goal tries and all 26 of his extra-point attempts in 2024 with Atlanta.

The Giants are expected to place Gano (groin) on injured reserve, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

Gano will be forced to miss at least four games if officially placed on IR. He suffered a groin injury just prior to kickoff Week 3 versus the Chiefs and toughed through the issue to convert his only field-goal attempt in the fourth quarter, but it now looks like Gano will be forced to miss time. Younghoe Koo and Jude McAtamney are both on New York's practice squad and look set to compete for a starting opportunity Sunday versus the Chargers.

Head coach Sean McDermott told reporters Wednesday that Bass (left hip/groin) is moving in the right direction, but the Bills remain unsure about when he will return from injured reserve, Maddy Glab of the team's official site reports.

Buffalo will be without its top place kicker for at least one more week, as Bass was forced to miss the team's first four games due to his placement on IR in early September. It's unclear whether the Georgia Southern product will be available following the Bills' Week 4 contest against the Saints, but Matt Prater is expected to assume the team's kicking duties until Bass returns to full health.

The Falcons signed Sauls to the practice squad Tuesday, Terrin Waack of the team's official site reports.

Sauls was cut by the Steelers in late August after failing to beat out Chris Boswell for starting kicking duties in training camp. Saul's addition to the practice squad comes after head coach Raheem Morris said Monday that the Falcons would bring in competition after Parker Romo went 0-for-2 on field goals in Atlanta's 30-0 loss to Carolina on Sunday, per Waack. Sauls went 5-for-6 on field-goal attempts across three preseason games with the Steelers.

The Giants signed Koo to the practice squad Tuesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Koo was released by the Falcons on Friday after going 2-for-3 in Week 1 against the Buccaneers before not playing Week 2 against the Vikings. He'll get another opportunity with the Giants and could be elevated to the active roster for Sunday's game against the Chargers if Graham Gano (groin) is unable to play.

Bates went 1-for-2 on field-goal attempts and made all five of his extra-point tries in Monday's 38-30 win over the Ravens.

Bates missed a 67-yard field goal wide left as time expired in the first half, which would've been a new NFL record. The kicker rebounded in the second half, making a much more manageable 45-yarder in the fourth quarter. Bates has now gone 4-for-6 on field-goal tries, with both misses coming from 50-plus yards, over three games this year.

Loop made his only field-goal attempt and converted all three of his extra-point tries in a loss to Detroit on Monday.

Loop's field goal was a 41-yarder that brought Baltimore to within four points early in the fourth quarter. The rookie kicker knocked through two field goals in each of his first two NFL games, making him a perfect 5-for-5 through three games on the campaign. The prolific Ravens offense may prevent him from racking up field-goal attempts, but he's still scored plenty of points by going 12-for-13 on extra-point tries so far.

Aubrey converted both his field-goal attempts but didn't get an extra-point try in Sunday's loss to the Bears.

The star kicker drilled FGs of 53 and 33 yards in the first half, but his scoring opportunities dried up as the game got away from the Cowboys. Aubrey has yet to miss a kick in 2025, banging home six PATs and eight FGs through three games, but his chances could be limited again in Week 4 as Dallas takes on a Green Bay team allowing a league-low 14.7 points per game, and with the Cowboys potentially not having the services of CeeDee Lamb (ankle).

Gano (groin) made his only field-goal attempt in Sunday's 22-9 loss to the Chiefs.

Gano was sidelined with a groin injury for the majority of the team's contest on Sunday, but he was able to tough it out for one kick in the fourth quarter. The kicker connected on a 25-yard field goal, narrowing the deficit to 16-9 with 10:12 left in the game. It's unclear what Gano's status moving forward is, but through three weeks, the kicker has gone 6-for-6 on field-goal tries and 4-for-4 on PATs.