Tyler Loop hoped all season for a game-winning field goal attempt.
It finally came in the final seconds of the Ravens’ regular season, with the division title on the line. There could be no better script.
Loop’s dream quickly turned to a nightmare, however, as he pushed the 44-yard attempt wide right. It was a brutal finish to a strong rookie season for Loop, as the Ravens fell in Pittsburgh, 26-24, to end their season.
“For it to end like that sucks, and I want to do better,” Loop said. “Unfortunately, the nature of the [kicker] job is you have makes, and those are awesome, and unfortunately, you have misses, and for that to happen tonight sucks.”
Loop said he knew the kick wasn’t good as soon as he struck the ball.
“It was a great situation, exactly what we wanted, and unfortunately, I just mishit the ball,” Loop said. “We call it hitting it thin. It spins fast and goes off to the right.
“The second it made contact with my foot, I felt it lower. We talk about hitting on the fourth lace of the shoe. It felt a little lower down the foot and hit it thin.”
