There is usually tension between the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens but there are compliments being thrown around. Cleveland's special-teams coach called Ravens' kicker Justin Tucker the ‘best' kicker in the game.
That statement holds a ton of merit with there being plenty of talented kickers in the NFL. Nonetheless, there is a legitimate argument that Tucker is the best in the NFL at his craft.
Since coming into the NFL in 2012, Tucker has been insanely efficient for the Ravens. Over his eight years in the NFL, Baltimore's placekicker has made 242 of his 268 field-goal attempts for an impressive 90.3 percent success rate.
At the same time, Tucker has been essentially automatic on extra-point tries with him making of 252 of his 253 attempts. On top of all of that, Tucker is also capable of making long-distance field goals if need be.
The veteran kicker has been successful on 39 of his 55 attempts that are 50 yards or longer in his career. It's hard to find another kicker in the NFL that has been been as valuable as Tucker has been for the Ravens since 2012.
Mike Priefer would love to see his rookie kicker, Austin Seibert, turn into the Browns own version of Tucker. Instead, he will have to watch from the sideline as Tucker will likely make every single one his field-goal attempts.
The Browns are desperate to secure a win over their AFC North foe this Sunday. As a result, this game could come down to a last-second field goal to win the game.
Priefer is hoping it's his own kicker that gets the chance to win the game—not Tucker.
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