In a week that sees the working to bounce back from a nauseating performance against the , they'll have to also work to figure out their situation at kicker. Two days after suffering a 30-16 lo s to the Broncos at AT&T Stadium, they were forced to move to the COVID/Reserve list, putting extreme doubt on his ability to be available for the
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