Justin Tucker

Let's start calling the Baltimore Ravens' Justin Tucker what he is: the greatest NFL kicker who ever lived.

"Not to ask for results," Tucker said. Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson methodically drove his team down the field, toeing the line between draining clock and moving close enough for a Tucker attempt. The choice to send Tucker out for that kick, coach John Harbaugh said, was tougher than it would seem, even for a kicker of Tucker's caliber. "That was not an easy choice," Harbaugh said. With 10:49 to go in the third quarter, the Texas Longhorns product delivered a highlight-reel, 58-yard missile that effortlessly sailed through the clear, windless night for three more points. He now has 52 career field goals from 50 yards or beyond, tying Jason Hanson for third most in NFL history behind Matt Prater (66) and Sebastian Janikowski (58). The ease with which he kicks, however, is the true hallmark of his greatness. The heroics were just starting, though. – consecutive field goals in the fourth quarter or overtime, the Baltimore Ravens kicker pounded his knuckles into the mahogany podium he leaned against. "Man," Tucker said not long after his 43-yard field goal as time expired lifted his team over the Cincinnati Bengals, 19-17, on Sunday Night Football. Must the greatest kicker who ever lived – let's start calling him what he is – need superstition on his side? "He is human.

Justin Tucker showed once again why he's one of the most valuable — or at least entertaining — players in the NFL.

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Tucker is the most accurate kicker in league history with a minimum of 100 attempts (he's made 91.3 percent of his kicks for his career), he's a five-time All- ...

[pic.twitter.com/Y7O5qHGo6A] [October 10, 2022] After the Bengals took a one-point lead on a Joe Burrow QB sneak touchdown with just under two minutes left, it was easy to think a Tucker game-winner was inevitable. [pic.twitter.com/5e5XcB8cyg] [October 10, 2022] Tucker doesn’t just make kicks — he celebrates them too. Tucker went 4-for-4 on the night, and knocked home a 43-yard game-winner as time expired to give Baltimore the victory. [NFL Draft](https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft) coming out of Texas.

The only thing better than Justin Tucker's game-winning field goal for the Ravens was his interview after.

Is foot-size the new handsize? It was the sight of a national TV mic shoved in the face of a kicker following a big primetime win. The ball kicks itself at that point.”

Tucker owns the all-time NFL record for field goal accuracy, having made 91.3 percent of his career field goal attempts, and the advanced stats show that he ...

Tucker owns the all-time NFL record for field goal accuracy, having made 91.3 percent of his career field goal attempts, and the advanced stats show that he doesn’t just make his kicks, he makes them perfect. [closer to the center of the uprights](https://operations.nfl.com/gameday/analytics/stats-articles/comparing-kickers-across-the-league-on-accuracy-between-the-uprights/) than any other kicker in the NFL. [good if the uprights were only 18 inches apart](https://twitter.com/StatsbyLopez/status/1579311461406769152).