Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski has announced that kicker Dustin Hopkins will resume his starting role after one week on the bench.

The Browns will have Dustin Hopkins and David Njoku among their inactive players against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Chiefs have their regular kicker back. The Browns have temporarily booted theirs. Harrison Butker will handle kicking duties for Kansas City on Sunday after missing four games following knee surgery while Cleveland has benched struggling kicker Dustin Hopkins for at least this week.

Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku (85) stares down Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt (29) as he runs to the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game at Huntington Bank Field, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins called his one game not kicking like a mini bye, but said it provided him a new perspective.

It's been a season of continued struggles for kicker Dustin Hopkins, so much so that the Cleveland Browns are opting for a temporary kicking change for the team

Hopkins is inactive for Sunday's game against the Chiefs. Hopkins has missed six of his last nine field goals, and the Browns have elected to have him sit out Sunday's contest. In his place, Riley Patterson is slated to handle the team's Week 15 kicking ...

Kansas City Chiefs receiver DeAndre Hopkins has acclimated well to how the defending Super Bowl champs do business. Having been traded to the Chiefs from the Tennessee Titans, Hopkins has hit the ground running, already having 393 receiving yards and three touchdowns in his short stint in Kansas City.

As the Cleveland Browns prepare to face the Kansas City Chiefs, there is a question of who will handle the kicking duties. Dustin Hopkins, battling

Kansas City Chiefs receiver DeAndre Hopkins has already developed into a key weapon for Patrick Mahomes as the franchise hunts for a third successive Super Bowl title.

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.

Cleveland Browns kicker Dustin Hopkins was given the week off to clear his head in a Week 15 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs as the team tabbed Riley Patterson as their kicker for the game. Hopkins will now return to the field after a one-week absence to take on the Cincinnati Bengals on the road