Evan McPherson

McPherson drilled a 54-yarder for the first points of the game and also added a career-long 63-yarder later in the game. It’s been a modest fantasy season for McPherson this year, with only four games of multiple made field goals. However, he has at least two field goals in four of his last five games, and Joe Burrow looks set to return on Thursday, which means McPherson could be useful for fantasy managers down the stretch.

NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo previously reported that McPherson’s injury wasn’t considered season-ending and that he didn’t need surgery. While that may technically be true, the Bengals are all but out of the playoff picture and McPherson will only be eligible to return for a likely meaningless Week 18 contest. Cade York should get to close out the year as Cincy’s kicker.

Per Garafolo, McPherson doesn’t need surgery and it’s not a season-ending injury, but McPherson will miss “some time.” The Bengals worked out a few veteran kickers today and landed on Cade York as a temporary replacement for McPherson. Normally an ace kicker, McPherson has struggled this year en route to a 73 percent hit rate on his field goals compared to 84 percent last year. The majority of his misses have come from 50 or more yards out.