Justin Tucker gives epic postgame interview, calls himself a 'system kicker,' remains the best
"From there I'm just a system kicker. The ball kicks itself at that point."
Justin Tucker is, statistically, the greatest kicker in NFL history.
The Baltimore Raven mainstay has made 91.3 percent of his field goal attempts in his 10-plus years in the league. That makes him the most accurate kicker the game has ever seen. It puts him more than a full percentage point above second-place Harrison Butker.
On Sunday night he added to his resume by draining all five of his kicks (four field goals, one extra point), including a 58-yarder that broke a 10-10 tie to open the second half. None was more important than the 43-yard boot that dissected the uprights at nearly their geometric center as time expired, lifting Baltimore to a 19-17 win over AFC North rival Cincinnati.
This isn’t new or especially exciting for the seven-time All-Pro. So when he got to his postgame interview, he had a little fun with it.
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“”My feelings don’t matter. What matters is seeing the ball snapped with 12 o’clock laces from Nick Moore. Seeing the ball spotted cleanly from Jordan Stout — his first career game-winning hold. From there I’m just a system kicker. The ball kicks itself at that point.
“All the feelings and stuff? We can enjoy that after the fact.”
And he did. Here’s how Tucker reacted after drilling a 25-yard kick to extend the Ravens’ led to 16-10 in the fourth quarter.