It felt just like the day would by no means come however the mighty Justin Tucker, kicker for the Baltimore Ravens, has relinquished his title because the most accurate kicker in NFL history.
With two discipline objective misses on Sunday in opposition to the AFC North rival Pittsburgh Steelers, Tucker’s all-time discipline objective proportion dipped to 89.15% (411 out of 461).
The person who usurped Tucker’s place on the prime of the all-time listing? The Carolina Panthers’ Eddy Pineiro.
The 29-year-old, now in his seventh season within the league, has made 101 out of 113 discipline objective makes an attempt (89.38%).
Carolina was on its bye week and didn’t even play Sunday, making it a passive overthrow of Tucker’s title.
Though, the 34-year-old can nonetheless reclaim his throne because the season progresses. Nonetheless, that can be a harder job than it appears.
It is not been a great season for Tucker as he is missed 4 discipline objectives to this point (15-for-19) in comparison with Pineiro being almost excellent (12-of-13).
Granted, Baltimore’s offense is way increased in high quality in comparison with Carolina and can doubtless see extra crimson zone alternatives and sustained drives throughout midfield.
However as Tucker demonstrated in opposition to Pittsburgh on Sunday, simply because a kicker’s vary is spectacular and their status precedes them doesn’t suggest they’re computerized.
