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Justin Tucker

Old reliable misses another long-range field goal

Is Justin Tucker still the best kicker on the planet? He’s coming off a down season, and his work last night included a missed field goal from 53 yards.

That’s hardly reason for panic. Tucker is only 34, and he’s been a great kicker for a lot of years. Despite his accuracy slipping the last two years, he’s still scored 142 and 147 points in those seasons (2nd-most in the league).

But he hasn’t been as other worldly accurate. Particularly on the long-range kicks. Tucker went only 1 of 5 last year on kicks from 50-plus yards, and now he’s opened this year with another miss from last year.

As good as kickers are today, the expectation is to be making most of the kicks, even in that range.

Since the start of the 2023, 27 kickers have attempted at least 5 field goals from 50-plus. Only one other kicker has made fewer than half of his attempts (Brett Maher), and he was released by the Rams last year, then replaced in the offseason. Maher is not currently on a team.

50-PLUS FIELD GOALS SINCE 2023
PlayerFGFGAPct
Brandon Aubrey, Dall.10101.000
Dustin Hopkins, Cle.881.000
Harrison Butker, K.C.551.000
Chase McLaughlin, T.B.78.875
Jake Elliott, Phil.78.875
Cairo Santos, Chi.78.875
Chris Boswell, Pitt.67.857
Greg Zuerlein, NYJ56.833
Ka'imi Fairbairn, Hou.56.833
Nick Folk, Ten.56.833
Cameron Dicker, LAC79.778
Matt Prater, Ari.912.750
Jason Sanders, Mia.57.714
Eddy Pineiro, Car.57.714
Blake Grupe, N.O.69.667
Tyler Bass, Buff.46.667
Matt Gay, Ind.813.615
Joey Slye, Was.35.600
Wil Lutz, Den.35.600
Anders Carlson, G.B.35.600
Evan McPherson, Cin.712.583
Greg Joseph, Min.47.571
Brandon McManus, Jac.510.500
Jason Myers, Sea.48.500
Younghoe Koo, Atl.36.500
Brett Maher, LAR37.429
Justin Tucker, Balt.16.167

—Ian Allan

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