Justin Tucker's Record-Breaking Kick Wins NFL's Moment of the Year

Tucker made a 66-yard field goal against the Lions.
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LOS ANGELES — Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has another award to put in his trophy case.

Tucker's game-winning, NFL-record 66-yard field goal against the Detroit Lions was named the "Bridgestone Best Moment of the Year" by the NFL.

The Ravens won the game 19-17. 

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Tucker's kick surpassed the previous NFL record held by Matt Prater, who kicked a 64-yarder in 2013. Tucker’s previous career-long, a 61-yarder, was also a game-winner in an 18-16 against Detroit on Dec. 16, 2013.

Tucker owns 18 career game-winning kicks, including playoffs, and has made all 17 of his attempts inside of one minute remaining in regulation. Tucker has now converted on 49 consecutive fourth-quarter attempts, the NFL’s longest active streak.

Tucker owns 44 field goals from 50-plus yards, breaking a tie with Phil Dawson for the third-most all-time (Prater – 60; Sebastian Janikowski – 58). 

Tucker has seven career games with multiple 50-plus-yard conversions, tying Brandon McManus and Prater for the most in NFL history.

Tucker is also the most accurate kicker in NFL history, Last season, he was named first-team All-Pro for the fifth time in his career. Tucker converted 35 of 37 field-goal attempts (94.6%). He also made all 32 of his extra-point attempts.


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Todd Karpovich
TODD KARPOVICH

Twitter: @toddkarpovich Email: todd.karpovich@gmail.com Skype: todd.karpovich Todd Karpovich has been a contributor for ESPN, Forbes, the Associated Press, Lindy's, and The Baltimore Sun, among other media outlets nationwide. He is the co-author of “If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Baltimore Ravens Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box,” “Skipper Supreme: Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles,” and the author of “Manchester United (Europe's Best Soccer Clubs).” Karpovich, a Baltimore native, is a graduate of Calvert Hall College high school, Randolph-Macon College in Virginia, and has a Masters of Science from Towson University.