The Baltimore Ravens organization and Justin Tucker will agree that 2021 was not their year in terms of their ambitions. But it did have the franchise providing one of the most memorable and highlight-reel moments of the 2021 NFL campaign. Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker’s 66 yards last-second successful field goal attempt won the NFL Moment of The Year award.

The successful conversion by the Ravens kicker ensured their Week 3 victory over the Detroit Lions, and it was a tough break for the latter. It also set the record for the longest field goal made in NFL history.

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Tucker’s final desperate field goal attempt bounced off the crossbar and ended up spinning through the uprights, breaking Detroit’s hearts. Justin Tucker received his honorable award from another Ravens legend in Ray Lewis.

While talking about the crucial moment in the Week 3 game, Tucker states, “Beyond that, you have to have the right people involved in that moment. For us, we’re not even thinking about attempting that field goal if it’s not for Lamar Jackson and Sammy Watkins and our offense getting us in position on fourth-and-19 with seconds left, we’re at the plus-48-yard line.”

Baltimore Ravens and Justin Tucker had lady luck shining on them

Tucker believes that for any such kind of play, NFL players are required to work to ensure they place their teammates in the best position to succeed. He was humble enough to thank all his special teams’ players who set the stage for him and to go win the game. The Ravens kicker believes that there was a divine intervention that aided them and shone brightly on them that day.

The award ceremony captured the essence of the moment and what it meant to the Ravens organization and its fans. The role of a placekicker in an NFL team is quite important and holds the potential to turn fortunes in a close game. Tucker did deliver when the opportunity did arrive for him to show his worth. It was a beautiful NFL moment looking back on tape and will be painful for so many Lions fans who had another forgettable campaign.

Despite not making the playoffs, the future looks bright for Justin Tucker in Baltimore with QB Lamar Jackson and his crew. The organization will be welcoming back a healthy QB who is a former league MVP and one of the best young QBs in the NFL. The goal to make it to the Super Bowl is not a pipedream, but it is a reality that will need work to reach quicker by all parties involved with the Ravens.

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