With two missed field goals and a missed extra point, Tucker had a no-good, very bad day.
To put this in its proper perspective, those four misses over his last three games are more failed field goal attempts than he’s had in 7 of his 13 seasons. That’s right, more misses in that four-game span than in seven of his seasons. He’s been so nice, I had to say it twice.
Unfortunately, Ravens fans weren’t so kind to the 35-year-old kicker.
We can’t stay gold forever, unfortunately.
“How the heck did Justin Tucker lose it so quickly?”
Someone call Markelle Fultz or maybe Simone Biles! She’s from Texas.
“It’s in his head like a golfer with putting yips.”
Monday morning quarterback? No. How about Monday morning psychologist?
“Tucker has something personal gone wrong…this isn’t like him.”
Big oof. Lip-readers, can you confirm?
“Looks like Harbaugh said ‘I guess that’s it.’ 😬”
The Ravens should worry about frustrating loss
The problem is what happens when a team like the Eagles has some semblance of a defense and can match Baltimore’s physicality between the tackles. This has been going on for years.
Tucker missing some field goals certainly isn’t good and it’s disappointing if the veteran is reaching the twilight of his career. The more concerning issue is how the Ravens have been a one-trick pony on offense.
Baltimore has lost two of its last three games, losing against the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. The Ravens usually win games they are supposed to but fall flat against good teams. If Tucker makes those field goals, they will win this game. Another way to look at it is that Baltimore made five trips to the red zone and scored two touchdowns, while the Eagles made three red zone trips and scored two.
An accurate kicker is important with thin scoring margins, but losing games with more yards gained, fewer yards allowed, fewer penalties, no turnovers, more time of possession and more red zone trips shouldn’t happen, especially at home.
