Stephen Hauschka named best kicker in the NFL

Even when the Buffalo Bills’ offense was struggling through an October scoring drought that saw the team score only 33 points during a recent four-game losing streak, Stephen Hauschka was doing his part to put points on the board.

The placekicker, in his second year with the Bills, has been as good as any kicker in the league, and Pro Football Focus recently named Haushcka as the best kicker in the league after 10 weeks.

Hauschka, who converted nearly 88 percent of his field goals in 2017, has been even better in his second season in Western New York. Kicking in the sometimes erratic winds of Orchard Park, Hauschka has converted on 15 of his 16 field goal attempts, including his last 15 field…