The Baltimore Ravens are 8-5 as they enter their bye week in Week 14. The five losses already represent one more than the team had all of 2023, and with four games still remaining on their docket, they will need to find answers to plenty of their problems sooner rather than later, as time is running out.
One of the things that will hopefully be ironed out by the time Baltimore plays its next game is kicker Justin Tucker’s struggles. Cornerback Marlon Humphrey was asked about Tucker, and he said that what the veteran is going through is typical for kickers, but Tucker’s greatness has so blessed the team that it can be taken for granted.
“I said this on the sideline: ‘I think [Justin Tucker] is … I said this to some of the guys earlier; I said, ‘I think this is normal for kickers, but we’ve just been so blessed by Tucker’s eliteness that we kind of take it for granted. We used to sit down there on the [sidelines], and when he goes up there, you know it’s going in. But I think great players, they get out of those slumps at the right moment, and I think Tucker is one of those guys. There’s not much I know about kicking, but I do know Tucker is a guy to get things turned around.”
Tucker is having a career-worst year for the Ravens in 2024, losing the team multiple games with his missed kicks. He has the talent to turn things around, but his decline has happened over the past two seasons, sparking plenty of cause for concern.
