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- Updated: July 31, 2016
1:32 PM ET
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens were preparing their end-of-game situations in Sunday’s training camp practice when the offense was stopped at its own 41-yard line.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh looked at the special-teams group and asked, “Are we kicking this?”
Kicker Justin Tucker then ran out on the field, saying, “Hell yeah, we’re kicking it.”
Tucker proceeded to kick the 69-yard field goal, which caused everyone to hold their breath until it barely crossed the crossbar. Fans and teammates cheered loudly, and Tucker and received a celebratory flying side bump from Harbaugh.
“I think I had 69 and a half in me today,” Tucker said, “and that’s what we got.”
Tucker’s kick is five yards longer than the NFL record, which was set by Denver’ Matt Prater. This is exactly the type of kick the Ravens want out of the …
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