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  • Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey: Nails clutch kicks in win

    Aubrey went 4-for-4 on field-goal attempts and also made all four of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 40-37 overtime win against the Giants.

    Aubrey made a 51-yard field goal in the second quarter before adding a 44-yard make to open the fourth quarter, a 64-yard game-tying kick at the end of regulation and a game-winning 46-yarder as time expired in overtime. The kicker has been historically good since joining the Cowboys ahead of the 2023 campaign, and he's now off to an impressive start to the 2025 season. Through two games, Aubrey has made all seven of his field-goal tries, including five makes from 50-plus yards.

  • Tyler Loop K | BAL

    Ravens' Tyler Loop: Makes all seven kicks in win

    Loop converted both of his field-goal attempts and all five of his extra-point tries in the Ravens' win over the Browns on Sunday.

    Loop got the scoring started in this one, drilling a 43-yard field goal in the first quarter. He later made a 32-yard kick in the third quarter. On the season, the rookie Loop has made all four of his field-goal attempts and nine of 10 extra points. He's a valuable fantasy kicker in this high-powered Baltimore offense.

  • Dolphins' Riley Patterson: Back with active roster

    Patterson was elevated from the Dolphins' practice squad to the active roster Saturday.

    The 29-year-old didn't attempt a kick in the Dolphins' Week 1 loss to the Colts while filling in for the injured Jason Sanders (hip), but it now appears he'll have another opportunity to score in a Week 2 matchup against the Patriots. Patterson appeared in five games for the Falcons, Browns and Jets in 2024, converting on all 16 of his extra-point attempts.

  • Falcons' Parker Romo: Handling kicking duties in Week 2

    The Falcons elevated Romo from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, Terrin Waack of the Falcons' official site reports.

    After Younghoe Koo missed a game-tying field-goal try late in the fourth quarter in the team's Week 1 loss to the Buccaneers, the Falcons worked out a number of kickers Monday. Atlanta ultimately signed Romo to its practice squad following his workout, and the 28-year-old will now get the chance to take over as the team's kicker for at least one week. The Falcons have already announced that Koo won't make the trip to Minnesota for Sunday's game in a coach's decision, paving the way for Romo to step in and potentially earn himself a longer-term stay in Atlanta if he performs well in his team debut. Romo's previous NFL action came with Minnesota in 2024, when he converted 11 of 12 field-goal tries and seven of eight extra-point attempts over four games.

  • Younghoe Koo K | NYG

    Falcons' Younghoe Koo: Won't play Sunday

    Koo didn't travel with the team to Minnesota and won't play in Sunday's game versus the Vikings, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

    Parker Romo -- who was elevated from the practice squad Saturday -- will take over as the Falcons' kicker for at least one game, though it wouldn't be surprising if he permanently usurps Koo on the depth chart with a strong showing in Minnesota. Koo will end up ceding kicking duties to Romo in Week 2 after missing a 44-yard field-goal attempt late in the fourth quarter of last Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Buccaneers. His struggles date back to last season, when he connected on just 73.5 percent of his field-goal tries after hitting at least 86 percent in each of the previous five seasons.

  • Jake Moody K | WAS

    Jake Moody: Finds work in Chicago

    The Bears signed Moody to their practice squad Friday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

    Moody was cut by the 49ers earlier in the week and cleared waivers after missing a pair of field-goal attempts in San Francisco's Week 1 win over the Seahawks. Chicago represents a fresh start for the 2023 third-round pick. He's an upside addition should Moody rediscover the kicking ability that made him such a high draft pick out of Michigan.

  • Matt Gay K | SF

    Commanders' Matt Gay: Struggles from distance continue

    Gay made one of three field-goal attempts and connected on his only PAT try in Thursday's 27-18 loss to the Packers.

    Gay made a 51-yard field-goal attempt but then missed from 58 and 52, continuing his struggles from 50-plus yards out after making only three of nine such kicks in 2024 with the Colts. Washington had a surprisingly tough time moving the ball Thursday, netting only 230 yards of total offense. Gay's lack of accuracy from distance coupled with modest offensive output from the Commanders isn't a formula for fantasy success.

  • Packers' Brandon McManus: Mixed bag in Thursday's win

    McManus made two of three field-goal attempts and all three of his PAT tries in Thursday's 27-18 win over the Commanders.

    McManus missed a 48-yard attempt off the upright to end the first half but bounced back with a successful 22-yard field goal in the third quarter and an impressive 56-yarder in the fourth, which essentially sealed the win by making it a three-score game. McManus has made 24 of 26 field-goal attempts in 13 regular-season games as a member of the Packers.

  • Andre Szmyt K | CLE

    Browns' Andre Szmyt: Retaining kicking job for Week 2

    Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday that Szmyt will remain the team's kicker for Sunday's game in Baltimore, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

    The Syracuse product was shaky in his NFL debut during this past Sunday's 17-16 loss to the Bengals, missing one of two extra-point attempts and a 36-yard field-goal try that would have put the Browns ahead in the fourth quarter. Despite the 26-year-old's rough performance, the Browns haven't worked out any other kickers this week, and Stefanski is optimistic that Szmyt will improve as the season rolls along. However, another poor showing by Szmyt in Week 2 could prompt Stefanski to rethink the team's plans at kicker moving forward.

  • 49ers' Eddy Pineiro: Replacing Moody in San Francisco

    Pineiro agreed to a one-year contract with the 49ers on Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    With the 49ers cutting Jake Moody on Tuesday after he missed two field goals in the season-opening 17-13 win over the Seahawks, Pineiro will step in as the team's new kicker beginning with Sunday's game at New Orleans. The third-most accurate kicker in NFL history with an 88.1 percent success rate on field-goal attempts over parts of five NFL seasons, Pineiro should bring some much-needed stability to the San Francisco kicking game. Since he'll be attached to what looks to be a solid albeit banged-up 49ers offense, Pineiro could profile as an above-average fantasy kicker right off the bat.

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