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Tyler Loop missed field goal: Ravens suffer heartbreaking ending to playoff chances with kicker's blunder originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Baltimore Ravens' season came down to one 44-yard field goal.
In Pittsburgh, with the AFC North title on the line, Lamar Jackson had worked his magic to get the Ravens in position to win Sunday night's game, the last of the 2025 NFL regular season, and send Baltimore to the playoffs. Then, Tyler Loop went wide-right.
Acrisure Stadium erupted to conclude "Sunday Night Football" in Week 18, as the Steelers managed to squeak by with a 26-24 win thanks to Loop's missed 44-yard attempt, just moments after Pittsburgh's own reliable kicker missed an easy kick as well.
Here's a look at Tyler Loop's missed field goal that send the Steelers to the playoffs and ended the Ravens' season.
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Tyler Loop missed field goal
The fourth quarter of Sunday's AFC North-deciding matchup was simply an all-timer. Lamar Jackson and Aaron Rodgers, two potential Hall of Famers at differing points in their careers, traded touchdowns in the final few minutes for a few lead changes.
Pittsburgh took a 26-24 lead when Rodgers hit Calvin Austin for a touchdown pass with around a minute remaining, but because Chris Boswell missed the extra point, the door was open for a Ravens division-winning comeback.
Jackson led the Ravens down the field, including a miraculous 4th & 7 downfield play to Isaiah Likely that set up a fairly straightforward 44-yard field goal attempt to make the playoffs. Out came Tyler Loop, with Baltimore's season on the line.
Loop sent the ball wide-left, and "Terrible Towels" began swinging everywhere in Pittsburgh as the Steelers locked in a playoff berth.
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