Ravens Kicker Tyler Loop Credits God’s Faithfulness After 56-Yard Game-Winner
Baltimore Ravens kicker Tyler Loop delivered one of the biggest moments of the NFL weekend, then used the postgame attention to talk about Scripture and God’s faithfulness through adversity.
Loop kicked a 56-yard field goal as time expired to give Baltimore a 34-31 win over the Dallas Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. The kick came only seconds after Dallas had tied the game, with Lamar Jackson completing a 27-yard pass to Zay Flowers before calling timeout with one second remaining.
The moment carried extra weight for Loop. Last season, he missed a 44-yard field goal that would have sent Baltimore to the playoffs. After Sunday’s win, Loop spoke about what happened between that disappointment and his game-winner in Brazil.
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Loop said there had been a great deal of adversity since last season and added that “God’s been so faithful to me” as he grew mentally and spiritually. He also connected the Ravens’ “one accord” theme to the biblical image of a cord that is not easily broken.
The Ravens themselves described the kick as a redemption moment. The team’s official account of the game noted that it was Loop’s first opportunity to celebrate a game-winning kick after last season’s miss.
The finish also drew a massive audience. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the Ravens-Cowboys game averaged 24.9 million viewers on CBS, making it the most-watched NFL international game on record. Viewership passed 30 million during the final moments that ended with Loop’s kick.
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