2026
2026 season · K · #8 · 13th season
Cairo Santos
Age 34 · 5'8" · 173 lb · Tulane · Undrafted (2014). The Bears' kicker on the depth chart, 8 games this season.
- How good-1.3 makes over what an average kicker would make from his distances, 25th of 31.
- RangeHis misses came from 23 (blocked), 43, 53 and 56.
- Under pressureIn the fourth quarter or overtime of a one-score game: 1 of 3.
- Fantasy8.8 points a game, K11 of 32. Scoring is the same in every format.
- This weekWeek 9: the Buccaneers visit, Sunday, outdoors at Soldier Field.
How good is hehis kicks against the league, distance for distance
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field goal %made of tried | 76% | T-23rd of 31 | 26th | |
| Over expectedmakes vs the league curve | -1.3 | 25th of 31 | 21st | |
| Over expected / tryper attempt | -0.08 | 22nd of 31 | 31st | |
| From 50+made | 3 | T-11th of 31 | 58th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg tryyards | 40.4 | 18th of 31 | 44th | |
| Extra point %made of tried | 100% | T-1st of 31 | 77th | |
| Kickoffstheir start, lower is better | 29.2 | 7th of 31 | 79th | |
| Points a gameFG and extra points | 8.0 | T-11th of 31 | 65th |
| Yards | Made | His % | Expected | League | Over exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 30 | 2/3 | 67% | 97% | 98% | -0.9 |
| 30–39 | 4/4 | 100% | 95% | 97% | +0.2 |
| 40–49 | 4/5 | 80% | 85% | 79% | -0.2 |
| 50–54 | 2/3 | 67% | 73% | 67% | -0.2 |
| 55+ | 1/2 | 50% | 60% | 66% | -0.2 |
Expected is the chance an average kicker makes each of his tries, from a curve fitted to every field goal try of the three seasons before this one. A block counts as a miss. Over expected is his makes minus those chances added up.
Every kickwhere each try came from, and the ones that swung a game
13 of 17, and his tries average 40.4 yards, 18th-longest among qualifying kickers. The ones that got away came from 23, 43, 53 and 56.
- 1Q4 6:26CHIWeek 2 vs the Vikings: 23 yards, blocked, down 355% → 30%
- 2Q4 8:02CHIWeek 7 vs the Patriots: 53 yards, no good, up 684% → 77%
- 3Q2 7:23CHIWeek 6 at the Falcons: 56 yards, no good, up 1485% → 80%
- 4Q3 8:40CHIWeek 5 at the Packers: 43 yards, no good, down 1311% → 6%
- 5Q3 10:21CHIWeek 3 vs the Eagles: 48 yards, good, up 368% → 72%
The change in his team's chance to win from the snap to the next play, from nflverse's model. A made kick can lower it: three points can be worth less than the touchdown chances the drive had.
Week by weekthe game log, with the conditions he kicked in
| Game | FG | Long | XP | Pts | Fant. | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 at CAR | 1/1 | 40 | 8/8 | 11 | 12 | 89°, wind 2 |
| Wk 2 vs MIN | 1/2 | 50 | 0/0 | 3 | 4 | 68°, wind 8 |
| Wk 3 vs PHI | 2/2 | 48 | 3/3 | 9 | 10 | 64°, wind 3 |
| Wk 4 vs NYJ | 3/3 | 30 | 2/2 | 11 | 11 | 72°, wind 3 |
| Wk 5 at GB | 0/1 | – | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | outdoors |
| Wk 6 at ATL | 1/2 | 50 | 4/4 | 7 | 8 | indoors |
| Wk 7 vs NE | 3/4 | 58 | 3/3 | 12 | 14 | outdoors |
| Wk 8 at SEA | 2/2 | 44 | 4/4 | 10 | 11 | outdoors |
Fantasy is ESPN standard: 3 points for a field goal up to 39 yards, 4 from 40–49, 5 from 50–59, 6 from 60+, minus 1 for a miss; 1 for an extra point, minus 1 for a miss. The same in every format.
Career13 seasons, 4 teams
His best year was 2020, 30 of 32 (94%) with a long of 55. This season he is 13 of 17 on field goals and 25 of 25 on extra points.
| Season | G | FG | % | Long | 50+ | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 KC | 16 | 25/30 | 83% | 53 | 1/2 | 38/38 |
| 2015 KC | 16 | 30/37 | 81% | 53 | 4/8 | 39/41 |
| 2016 KC | 16 | 31/35 | 89% | 54 | 2/2 | 36/39 |
| 2017 CHI | 5 | 4/5 | 80% | 39 | 0/1 | 14/14 |
| 2018 TB | 9 | 14/18 | 78% | 45 | 0/1 | 22/23 |
| 2019 TEN | 5 | 4/9 | 44% | 53 | 1/3 | 12/12 |
| 2020 CHI | 16 | 30/32 | 94% | 55 | 2/3 | 36/37 |
| 2021 CHI | 17 | 26/30 | 87% | 47 | 0/2 | 27/28 |
| 2022 CHI | 16 | 21/23 | 91% | 51 | 4/5 | 27/32 |
| 2023 CHI | 17 | 35/38 | 92% | 55 | 7/8 | 31/33 |
| 2024 CHI | 17 | 21/25 | 84% | 54 | 8/9 | 25/26 |
| 2025 CHI | 14 | 25/30 | 83% | 54 | 4/6 | 39/39 |
| 2026 so far CHI | 8 | 13/17 | 76% | 58 | 3/5 | 25/25 |