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Tucker will remain on the Chiefs' practice squad, with head coach Andy Reid announcing Wednesday that the team is sticking with Harrison Butker, Nate Taylor of ESPN.com reports.

Tucker signed to the Chiefs' practice squad ahead of Week 8 after current starter Harrison Butker went one for three on field goals in Week 7 against the Seahawks. It appears Kansas City is keeping Tucker as a contingency option for later in the season if Butker continues to struggle. Butker is 12-for-19 on field goal attempts and 22-for-23 for the season.

Patterson and Harrison Mevis are among the free-agent kickers working out for Baltimore on Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The Ravens are scrambling for a kicker after the Falcons signed Jake Moody off Baltimore's practice squad at the beginning of the week. Patterson started this season with Miami but was released after a Week 6 bye.

Butker will remain Kansas City's kicker ahead of Sunday's game against the Falcons, Sam McDowell of The Kansas City Star reports.

On that topic, coach Andy Reid said Wednesday, "I'm gonna stick with Butker this week." While the veteran kicker has held on to the top job through the Chiefs' first eight games, he's had accuracy issues this season, having converted 12 of his 19 field-goal attempts and making 22 of his 23 extra-point tries in that span. Reid's comment about Butker on Wednesday implies that the team's kicking situation is being evaluated on a weekly basis. Justin Tucker is on Kansas City's practice squad, and he remains an option should Reid decide that a switch is in order down the road.

Reichard made both of his field-goal attempts during the Vikings' 23-6 loss to the Bills on Monday.

After missing his lone field-goal attempt in Week 8 against the Lions, Reichard bounced back Monday to connect on field goals from 43 and 53 yards in the second quarter, which ended up being the only points that the Vikings scored. Reichard's 20 made field goals through eight regular-season games is tied for fourth-most in the NFL, and his seven makes from 50-plus yards is tied with Ka'imi Fairbairn for second behind Spencer Shrader (eight). The Vikings are 6-2 despite their struggles on offense this season, but the acquisition of Kirk Cousins from the Raiders on Tuesday should elevate Richard's week-to-week scoring potential. Minnesota will travel to Lambeau Field for Week 10 against Green Bay on Nov. 15.

Bass connected on all three of his field-goal attempts and made both of his extra-point tries during the Bills' 23-6 win over the Vikings on Monday.

Bass opened Monday's scoring with a 39-yard field goal in the first quarter before converting on kicks from 25 and 52 yards in the second half. All three of his 50-plus yard field goals this season have come over his last two outings, and he's made all 19 of his field-goal attempts and 23 of 25 PAT's through eight regular-season games. Bass's scoring floor is one of the highest in the NFL given the Bills' juggernaut offense led by MVP candidate Josh Allen. They'll hit the road for Week 10 in an AFC East tilt against the Jets on Nov. 15.

The Falcons released Folk on Tuesday, according to NFL reporter Jordan Schultz.

Folk will surrender the Falcons' kicking gig to Jake Moody, whom Atlanta signed off Baltimore's practice squad in a corresponding move. Signed to a two-year contract March, Folk made it just a half of a season into his contract before losing his job after missing five field-goal tries and one extra-point attempt through Atlanta's first nine games.

The Falcons signed Moody off the Ravens' practice squad Tuesday, according to NFL reporter Jordan Schultz.

Atlanta will move on from Nick Folk and hand its kicking job to Moody, after Folk missed five field-goal and one extra-point attempts through the team's first nine games. Cut by Washington during the preseason, Moody caught on with the Ravens as a member of the practice squad shortly thereafter and made his 2026 debut in a loss to the Jaguars this past Thursday, when he converted a 53-yard field goal along with his lone point-after attempt. With Tyler Loop (groin) set to miss at least three more games, the Ravens will need to break in a new kicker in advance of Monday's game against the Chargers after losing Moody.

The Saints reverted Smyth to their practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.

Smyth was elevated ahead of Sunday's Week 9 overtime win over Cleveland. He served as New Orleans' kicker in the contest and went 3-for-4 on FG tries while making both of his PAT attempts. That performance was likely good enough for Smyth to be elevated again for this Sunday's matchup against the Panthers.

Gonzalez reverted to the Dolphins' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.

Miami has now used the maximum three standard elevations on Gonzalez, and he's made jus5 five of seven field-goal attempts and all five PATs across three games. The Dolphins will need to sign the kicker to the active roster if he's going to keep kicking for the team moving forward.

Fitzgerald missed his only field-goal attempt and went 3-for-3 on extra-point tries during Sunday's 26-21 loss to the Broncos.

Fitzgerald went without a field-goal make for the second time in three weeks, and he pushed his only field-goal attempt of the day wide right from 43 yards in the second quarter. The miss was his first on a field-goal try this year, and the kicker has now gone 13-for-14 on field-goal attempts, including 3-for-3 from 50-plus yards, while making 16 of 21 extra-point attempts over eight regular-season contests so far.