Ravens star kicker Justin Tucker says Steelers' field conditions weren't 'ideal' after shaky performance

This week’s NFL slate wasn’t a peculiarly bully outing for kickers crossed the league, including 1 of the top of each time. 

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker hasn’t been his accustomed elite aforesaid this season, and his worst crippled couldn’t person travel astatine a worse clip against their AFC North rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

Tucker missed 2 tract goals successful what yet became a deciding origin successful the 18-16 nonaccomplishment for Baltimore, giving Pittsburgh possession of the AFC North throne for the moment. 

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Baltimore Ravens spot kicker Justin Tucker kicks a tract extremity against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 3rd 4th astatine Acrisure Stadium. (Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images)

After the game, Tucker was asked if the tract conditions weren’t to his liking, to which helium didn’t marque an excuse. 

However, helium did notation it wasn’t the champion conditions considering Pitt’s shot squad played Clemson successful their assemblage shot matchup connected Saturday earlier the Ravens and Steelers kicked off.

"I wouldn’t accidental the aboveground was an issue, but it wasn’t ideal," Tucker told reporters. "That’s thing that we marque it a constituent to relationship for by going retired determination successful pre-game warmups and getting our feet nether us, figuring retired what the upwind whitethorn beryllium doing. But we’ve dealt with that plentifulness of times here, elsewhere, astatine home. Then, passim the people of the game, the astir enactment takes spot successful betwixt the hashes, and it people gets chewed up."

STEELERS TAKE COMMAND OF AFC NORTH WIN WITH OVER RAVENS

As Tucker says, he’s not making immoderate excuses, but societal media didn’t instrumentality that arsenic specified considering Steelers kicker Chris Boswell was a cleanable 6-for-6 connected his tract extremity attempts, which yet won the Steelers the game. 

Tucker was capable to drill a 54-yard tract extremity to support the Ravens successful the divisional bout, but the 34-year-old has already missed six kicks this season, and he’s lone missed a full of 7 successful a azygous play during his career. 

Baltimore Ravens spot kicker Justin Tucker reacts to a missed tract extremity against the Pittsburgh Steelers. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Images)

Despite his struggles connected Sunday, Boswell, who is having a coagulated play with conscionable 1 miss connected 30 attempts, was humble erstwhile asked if he’s taken the crown arsenic the league’s champion kicker from Tucker. 

"No, not adjacent close. That dude’s a legend," Boswell said. "He’s a Hall of Famer and adjacent happening you know, he’ll spell connected different 100-field-goals-[made] streak and everyone volition hide astir this."

Tucker’s Ravens teammates and coaches besides person assurance successful their seasoned kicker. 

"The champion enactment is to get Justin backmost connected point," caput manager John Harbaugh said, per ESPN. "We surely haven’t mislaid immoderate assurance successful Justin. He’s decidedly our champion option."

Baltimore Ravens' Justin Tucker celebrates a 54-yard tract extremity against the Pittsburgh Steelers. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Images)

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Tucker added: "I’m inactive assured I’m going to spell retired determination and nail each azygous kick. Part of the mode we enactment assured is by continuing to enactment and spot the process. I mightiness dependable similar a breached record, but it's a portion of what brings america occurrence – is conscionable trusting the process and past taking it 1 footwear astatine a time."

Follow Fox News Digital’s sports sum connected X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.