CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Dustin Hopkins will be back in the saddle Sunday against the Bengals, Kevin Stefanski said. He’s back as the Browns starting kicker after sitting out the Chiefs game in favor of Riley Patterson. Patterson, who didn’t attempt any field goals against the Chiefs, was signed Wednesday off the Browns practice.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins won’t get booted to the bench without trying to get a leg up. The Browns elevated Riley Patterson from the practice squad on Saturday to possibly replace Hopkins Sunday against the Chiefs, but he certainly isn’t making it easy to sit him down, even if it’s just for a game.

The Cleveland Browns have had two kickers competing with each other for playing time. Dustin Hopkins and Riley Patterson have been battling for the job. Patterson took over the kicking duties for the Browns in last week's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Riley Patterson was elevated from the practice squad on Saturday, making it likely he will kick for the Browns against the Chiefs.

Riley Patterson's travels continue. Having already been with six teams since December 2023, the young kicker continues to be asked

The Atlanta Falcons placed Younghoe Koo on injured reserve Wednesday and signed fellow kicker Riley Patterson to the active roster off the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. Falcons coach Raheem Morris acknowledged that Koo aggravated an undisclosed injury while misfiring on a 42-yard field goal attempt during the fourth quarter of Monday's 15-9 victory over the host Las Vegas Raiders.

The Browns have officially ... a new kicker in Week 15. Cleveland has activated rookie defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. and cornerback Myles Harden off of injured reserve. Additionally, the club has elevated kicker Riley Patterson and receiver James Proche ...

After being signed by the Patriots for the practice squad in 2021, Patterson was signed and played in seven games with the Lions, going 13 of 14 on field-goal attempts and 16 of 1

FLOWERY BRANCH — New Falcons kicker Riley Patterson is getting familiar with his surroundings. Patterson, 25, played at Memphis and has made 57 of 69 field-goal attempts in the NFL. He’s set to take over for Younghoe Koo, who was placed on injured reserve Wednesday because of an injury to his right hip.

The Browns elevated Patterson on Saturday ahead of Sunday's game against Kansas City, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports. Patterson signed with Cleveland's practice squad Tuesday and appears set to take over placekicking duties for the club.

The Atlanta Falcons have placed kicker Younghoe Koo on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury and signed kicker Riley Patterson from Cleveland’s practice squad.