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

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This week’s NFL slate wasn’t a particularly good outing for kickers across the league, including one of the greatest of all time. 

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker hasn’t been his usual elite self this season, and his worst game couldn’t have come at a worse time against their AFC North rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

Tucker missed two field goals in what eventually became a deciding factor in the 18-16 loss for Baltimore, giving Pittsburgh possession of the AFC North throne for the moment. 

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Baltimore Ravens place kicker Justin Tucker kicks a field goal against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the third quarter at Acrisure Stadium. (Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images)

After the game, Tucker was asked if the field conditions weren’t to his liking, to which he didn’t make an excuse. 

However, he did mention it wasn’t the best conditions considering Pitt’s football team played Clemson in their college football matchup on Saturday before the Ravens and Steelers kicked off.

"I wouldn’t say the surface was an issue, but it wasn’t ideal," Tucker told reporters. "That’s something that we make it a point to account for by going out there in pre-game warmups and getting our feet under us, figuring out what the wind may be doing. But we’ve dealt with that plenty of times here, elsewhere, at home. Then, throughout the course of the game, the most action takes place in between the hashes, and it naturally gets chewed up."

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As Tucker says, he’s not making any excuses, but social media didn’t take that as such considering Steelers kicker