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Ravens star kicker continues to struggle in 13th career season

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker is the all-time career record holder for field goal percentage, but he has struggled mightily converting on his kicks in 2024.

Tucker entered Week 11’s matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers with the lowest field goal percentage mark of his 13-year career. Those woes continued during the first quarter on Sunday, in which Tucker missed both field goal attempts – one from 47 yards out and another from 50 yards out.

According to ESPN’s Jamison Hensley, Tucker has already missed his entire missed field goal total from the 2023 season (five). He has never missed more than seven field goals in a season in his career.

A seven-time Pro Bowler, Tucker had done plenty to establish himself as one of the best kickers in NFL history over his 13 seasons with Baltimore. In addition to his Pro Bowl nods, the Texas product earned first-team All-Pro honors five times and second-team All-Pro recognition three times.

Tucker also ranks 12th in NFL history with his 410 field goals made entering Sunday’s game.

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Justin Tucker missed field goals vs. Steelers

The Ravens’ kicker has missed two field goals from within 50 yards through the first quarter on Sunday.

His first miss came from 47 yards out.

Tucker’s second miss was from 50 yards away.

Justin Tucker stats

Through the first half of Week 11, here’s how Tucker’s stats look:

Field goal attempts: 21
Field goals made: 15
Field goal percentage: 71.4%
Extra points attempted: 38
Extra points made: 37
Extra point percentage: 97.4%
Longest field goal: 56

His field goal percentage is currently a career low, but his extra point attempts and makes led the NFL to begin Week 11.

Here are Tucker’s career stats over his first 12 and a half seasons:

Field goal attempts: 457
Field goals made: 410
Field goal percentage: 89.7%
Extra points attempted: 508
Extra points made: 501
Extra point percentage: 98.6%
Longest field goal: 66

In addition to his all-time career record in field goal percentage, Tucker is also the active leader in career field goals made and extra point percentage. His 66-yard field goal is also the longest field goal made in NFL history.

Justin Tucker age

Tucker is 34 years old as of the Ravens’ Week 11 game against the Steelers. He will be 35 on Nov. 21.

Justin Tucker contract

Tucker signed a four-year, $24 million extension with the Ravens in 2022, with $17.5 million guaranteed. The agreement came one year before his previous four-year, $20 million extension – which he signed in 2019 – expired.

Notably, the Ravens placekicker’s contract includes a potential out after this season. Baltimore can cut or trade Tucker and suffer a dead cap hit of just $7.5 million for the remaining three years of his current deal.

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