The biggest shocker of the Ravens' season has been Justin Tucker's struggles.
The man who has long carried the GOAT torch has missed a field goal in each of the Ravens' first three games – the most misses in the NFL so far.
Tucker's first two misses came from beyond 50 yards, drawing scrutiny over his long-distance kicking dating back to last season, but Sunday's miscue in Dallas was from 46 yards.
All three were wide left. The miss in Dallas had a particularly dramatic hook after looking like it was heading straight at the start.
Head Coach John Harbaugh and Tucker had a talk on the field after the miss.
"I just love the guy and respect him. He's everything that you want in a player and friend," Harbaugh said.
"Beyond that, for Justin, it's just a technique issue right now that he's working through. I think he's got a technique thing going on. He can work through it. He knows exactly what it is, and he just needs to smooth it back out. I'm very confident that he will."
Tucker is 5-of-8 so far this season on his field goal attempts. His other misses were from 53 and 56 yards. Last year, he missed five all season and he's never missed more than seven in a year.
The man who has long carried the GOAT torch has missed a field goal in each of the Ravens' first three games – the most misses in the NFL so far.
Tucker's first two misses came from beyond 50 yards, drawing scrutiny over his long-distance kicking dating back to last season, but Sunday's miscue in Dallas was from 46 yards.
All three were wide left. The miss in Dallas had a particularly dramatic hook after looking like it was heading straight at the start.
Looking at his 46-yard miss in Dallas, it starts straight but there's a dramatic hook halfway through.
I'm no kicking expert so I have no idea why, but I'm sure the Ravens know. Confident he'llffix it.
Head Coach John Harbaugh and Tucker had a talk on the field after the miss.
"I just love the guy and respect him. He's everything that you want in a player and friend," Harbaugh said.
"Beyond that, for Justin, it's just a technique issue right now that he's working through. I think he's got a technique thing going on. He can work through it. He knows exactly what it is, and he just needs to smooth it back out. I'm very confident that he will."
Tucker is 5-of-8 so far this season on his field goal attempts. His other misses were from 53 and 56 yards. Last year, he missed five all season and he's never missed more than seven in a year.
Tucker has missed a kick in back-to-back games four times in his career (twice in 2015, 2022, and 2023). This is his first time missing a kick in three straight games.
Tucker still stands atop NFL history with a career field goal percentage of 89.6%. He's gone through some tough patches throughout his career and come out the other side.
"Justin knows that we support him. I try to make sure he knows that. That's part of it, relationship wise," Harbaugh said.
"The talent, the ability, all that stuff is there. That hasn't gone anywhere. We see it all the time. But it's a technique thing. I think we approach it from a technical standpoint. [Senior Special Teams Coach] Randy Brown does a great job coaching that part of it. Randy's the foremost guy in the business at that. They work on that every single day. For me, I just try to encourage what I see and understand the technique as well. Justin is a pro. I have great belief that he'll get the job done
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