Packers Kicker McManus Doubtful vs. Giants with Quad Injury

Green Bay, Wisconsin Packers kicker Brandon McManus is doubtful for Sunday's road game against the New York Giants due to a right quadriceps injury that previously sidelined him for two contests earlier this season.

The team added McManus to its injury report on Saturday, marking a sudden development as he had not appeared on the weekly update prior to this week. McManus missed the Packers' victories over Cincinnati on October 12 and at Arizona on October 19 because of the same quad issue. He returned for the subsequent three games but struggled with his accuracy, converting only four of eight field-goal attempts. His most recent miss came on a 64-yard try as time expired in the Packers' 10-7 home loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on November 10, a kick that fell well short and wide left in windy conditions at Lambeau Field.

This season, McManus is 11 of 17 on field goals and 16 of 17 on extra points across 10 games. That marks a downturn from last year, when he went 20 of 21 on field goals during the regular season after joining Green Bay as a free agent. In the team's past two losses, including a 20-17 defeat to the Carolina Panthers on November 2, McManus missed key attempts...