Justin Tuckers rare slump continued on Sunday, but the Baltimore Ravens arent planning any changes in their kicking game just yet.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh backed Tucker, who is one of the best kickers in NFL history, on Monday despite his latest string of missed kicks.
The Ravens first signed Tucker in 2012, and he quickly became a mainstay in their lineup and turned himself into one of the most reliable kickers across the league. But on Sunday, Tucker missed field goals from 47 and 50 yards out in the first half of their 18-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Even one of those would have theoretically been enough to give the Ravens the win, and Steelers kicker Chris Boswell went a perfect 6-of-6 to score all of their points in the win.
Tucker has now missed six field goals this season, and he missed his first extra point of the year last week. Last season, Tucker missed just five field goals and one extra point all year. He is one missed field goal away from matching the worst season of his career, too.
And, to add to his struggles, Tucker has now fallen slightly behind Eddy Pineiro on the leagues all-time accuracy list.
Though he said its been certainly frustrating this season, Tucker insists his confidence isnt shaken with his string of missed kicks.
Tucker and the Ravens will take on the Los Angeles Chargers next week on Monday night in Southern California. Their loss to Pittsburgh dropped them to 7-4 and two games back of the Steelers in the AFC North race.