Matt Prater
39-Year-Old
2023 Kicking Stats
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28
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33
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0.8
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9
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22
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Prater doesn't seem to have lost his touch, though he'll turn 40 in August and is entering his 18th NFL season. While he got just 23 PATs in 2023 for a lousy Arizona team -- en route to finishing 22nd among kickers in fantasy points -- Prater made nine of 12 field-goal attempts from 50-plus yards, including a 62-yarder. There's potential for a productive fantasy season ahead if the dome-based Cardinals improve and provide more PATs and chip shots, though it's still somewhat of a long shot for Prater to rank among the leaders in overall kicking volume while attached to one of the younger and more star-deficient teams in the league. Read Past Outlooks
Modest results during 2023 season
Prater connected on 28 of 33 field-goal attempts and 22 of 23 point-after tries in 17 regular-season games in 2023.
ANALYSIS
Being attached to Arizona's 24th-ranked scoring offense in the NFL this season didn't afford Prater a ton of opportunities, as evidenced by ranking 25th in points per game (6.2) among all kickers to make at least 15 appearances. That said, he struck true on a career-high nine FGAs from 50-plus yards, giving him 93 such makes in his 17 years as a pro. Considering he has an 80-percent mark on field-goal accuracy in 10 of the last 11 campaigns, Prater has the consistency to regain fantasy relevance next season if the Cardinals are able to add more firepower on offense in the coming months.
Being attached to Arizona's 24th-ranked scoring offense in the NFL this season didn't afford Prater a ton of opportunities, as evidenced by ranking 25th in points per game (6.2) among all kickers to make at least 15 appearances. That said, he struck true on a career-high nine FGAs from 50-plus yards, giving him 93 such makes in his 17 years as a pro. Considering he has an 80-percent mark on field-goal accuracy in 10 of the last 11 campaigns, Prater has the consistency to regain fantasy relevance next season if the Cardinals are able to add more firepower on offense in the coming months.
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Absence impacted game plan
Coach Kliff Kingsbury admitted after the Week 6 loss to Seattle that Prater's absence due to a hip injury impacted the team's decision to keep going for it on fourth down, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
The Cardinals continued to acutely feel their veteran kicker's absence, as Matt Ammendola missed a game-tying 43-yard field-goal attempt last week and followed that key miss up with a missed PAT in the 19-9 loss to the Seahawks. With no confidence in Ammendola, Arizona turned the ball over on downs three times. The Cardinals will hope to have Prater back Thursday against the Saints.
The Cardinals continued to acutely feel their veteran kicker's absence, as Matt Ammendola missed a game-tying 43-yard field-goal attempt last week and followed that key miss up with a missed PAT in the 19-9 loss to the Seahawks. With no confidence in Ammendola, Arizona turned the ball over on downs three times. The Cardinals will hope to have Prater back Thursday against the Saints.
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Prater had five conversions from 50-plus yards in seven of the last eight seasons, aided by friendly kicking environments in Detroit and now Arizona. From a real-life standpoint, he's probably still a top-10 kicker, but there's not a ton of fantasy upside with the Cardinals looking like one of the weaker teams in the league and possibly playing the start of the season without QB Kyler Murray. Even last year Prater was 25th among kickers in fantasy points per game, and that was with Murray healthy much of the year.
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Makes two in win
Prater connected on both of his field-goal attempts and all three extra-point tries in Sunday's 35-31 win over the Eagles.
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Sets NFL record
Prater made his only field-goal attempt and only extra-point try in Sunday's 27-16 loss to the Bears.
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Makes all kicks
Prater made all three of his field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 45-29 loss to the 49ers.
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Misses only attempt
Prater missed his only field-goal try and didn't attempt an extra point in Sunday's 37-14 loss to the Rams.
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Makes both kicks in Week 11
Prater connected on his sole field-goal attempt and only point-after try during Sunday's 21-16 defeat in Houston.
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