Marvin Lewis smiled a little wearily, admitting confidence in kickers comes from the last kick — and on Thursday night in Indianapolis, both of his placekickers left the field having missed their last opportunities.

But, the Cincinnati Bengals head coach was emphatic he and the team were comfortable with bringing either veteran Randy Bullock or fifth-round pick Jake Elliott into the season.

"I do feel very confident," Lewis said. "I think we've done enough and we've tried each and every kick so when we make the decision we feel very confident with that. Most importantly is I think the team will feel very confident."

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The team has made the call:Bullock.

It was a tough decision, and there is hope Elliott clears waivers and could return as a rare practice squad specialist.

Bullock, who was initially signed in December to replace the struggling Mike Nugent, went 5-for-6 on field goals and 6-for-6 on extra points in three games with the Bengals. He then signed a two-year deal in the offseason.

"I think I've had a strong camp," Bullock said after the game against the Colts. "I feel like I've done everything I could do. I would have really liked to have that last one but I (missed) and I'll move forward to Week 1."

But, the club made University of Memphis kicker Jake Elliott the first at his position selected in the 2017 NFL Draft. Elliott will have options -- he worked out for about 10 teams prior to the draft.

Bullock, a fifth-round pick of the Houston Texans in 2012, came into camp having made 81.4 percent of his career field goals and 96 percent of his career extra points.

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But, the veteran had the best preseason of the pair, kicking perfectly in training camp and was 6-for-6 on field goals and 2-for-2 on extra points before missing a 47-yard attempt in Indianapolis.

The team liked Elliott's power and demeanor coming out of Memphis, but he had his struggles. He missed kicks in practice and in the scrimmage and ended his preseason 4-for-7 on field goals (including two misses in Indianapolis) and 2-for-2 on extra points.

"There's a lot of data," Lewis said. "A lot more data than you are aware of. So we have to go by that or else there is no reason to keep track of everything we do. Randy, obviously, if there was anything close, Jake would have won the job."

Earlier in the competition, Bengals special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons said he felt both kickers would be in the league in 2017. Now it's up to the rest of the league to determine if they saw enough in Elliott to claim him.

“I hope that’s true," Elliott said prior to the game in Indianapolis. "I think that we’ve both shown that we should kick in this league and there should be roster spots for us this year. If you look around the league and there are a couple other guys struggling. Having two good guys here I think says a lot about both of us.”