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Written by Pat Fitzmaurice
Riley Patterson (DET): 35% rostered
- Next Opponents: CAR, @TB, @BAL
- True value: $1
- Desperate need: $3
- Budget-minded: $0
Analysis: The 3-1 Lions are legit. They can put up points on offense, and their defense isn’t the pushover it’s been in recent years. Patterson should have plenty of scoring opportunities this season, and he gets kind matchups against the Panthers and Buccaneers the next two weeks. Patterson is a perfect 5-of-5 on field goals and 13-of-13 on extra points this season. The only bad thing about having Patterson as your kicker is that Lions head coach Dan Campbell is aggressive about going for it on fourth downs.
- Next Opponents: TEX, @JAX, CLE
- True value: $1
- Desperate need: $2
- Budget-minded: $0
Analysis: In Week 3, Gay became the first kicker in NFL history to kick four field goals of 50 or more yards in a single game. He missed his only attempt in Week 4, but Gay is still a viable streaming kicker option the next two weeks vs. the Texans and Jaguars.
Ka’imi Fairbairn (HOU): 1% rostered
- Next Opponents: @ATL, NO, BYE
- True value: $1
- Desperate need: $2
- Budget-minded: $0
Analysis: Fairbairn has been one of the NFL’s most reliable kickers for a few years, but the ineptitude of the Texans’ offense made him an unattractive fantasy option. No longer. The Texans have a real quarterback now in rookie C.J. Stroud. Houston just hung 30 points on Pittsburgh despite being without four of its starting offensive linemen. Fairbairn drilled three field goals and three extra points against the Steelers. Since the start of the 2020 season, Fairbairn has knocked home 87.8% of his FG tries.
- Next Opponents: BAL, BYE, ATL
- True value: $1
- Desperate need: $2
- Budget-minded: $0
Analysis: One of the underrated aspects of kicker selection is how a kicker’s head coach values field goals. Washington’s “Riverboat” Ron Rivera and the Chargers’ Brandon Staley often eschew field goal opportunities to go for it on fourth down. But the Patriots Bill Belichick and one of his proteges, the Titans’ Mike Vrabel, seem to appreciate the value of putting three points on the board. Folk, who has kicked for both Belichick and Vrabel, has made 10 field goals over his first four games with Tennessee and hasn’t missed a kick.
Anders Carlson (GB): 2% rostered
- Next Opponents: @LV, BYE, @DEN
- True value: $1
- Desperate need: $2
- Budget-minded: $0
Analysis: The Green Bay offense has been reasonably competent, and the Packers have a Week 5 matchup against the raisers, who are allowing 25.3 points per game. Carlson is a perfect 5-of-5 on field goals and 9-of-9 on extra points this year.
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