The Ravens looked like they were about to hand the Detroit Lions their first win of the year. Lamar Jackson made a great play to find wide receiver Sammy Watkins on 4th-and-19, but Watkins didn’t run out of bounds with just 19 seconds left on the clock and no timeouts for the Ravens to burn.
By the time the Ravens set up and spiked the ball, there were just seven seconds left on the clock with the Ravens around the 50-yard line. The Ravens ran one play, which fell incomplete before star kicker Justin Tucker came on the field to attempt an insane 66-yard field goal to win the game.
The kick looked short at first, but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced through the uprights to give the Ravens the win.
A NEW NFL RECORD.
66 YARDS. OFF THE CROSSBAR. @JTUCK9. pic.twitter.com/x8DXOoCuFH
— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2021
The 66-yard field foal broke the record for the longest kick in NFL history. The previous record was Matt Prater’s 64-yard field goal as a member of the Broncos during the 2013 season.
The Ravens would’ve liked a more comfortable win against the rebuilding Lions, but a win is a win — and they set a record in the process.
