Jake Moody went 1-for-1 on field-goal attempts with the Baltimore Ravens, and that was all she wrote. The Atlanta Falcons signed him off Baltimore’s practice squad on Tuesday, leaving the Ravens without a kicker. It adds another agonizing layer to the team’s kicker question.
This could’ve been avoided. After Tyler Loop was placed on IR with a groin injury, it was a notable risk leaving Moody on the practice squad going into Week 9. He kicked in Thursday night’s loss, was perfect with an impressive boot from 53 yards in rough conditions, and that was enough for the Falcons to have interest.
When it came down to it this week, it sounds like Moody preferred Atlanta as a landing spot.
The Falcons play in a dome and released Nick Folk. Compare that to Baltimore, where M&T Bank Stadium can be a tough place to kick, and Loop as a competitor whenever he returns, and it’s easy to see why Moody wanted to go elsewhere.
Still, that doesn’t change the fact that the Ravens don’t have a kicker now. They’ve already struggled with consistency there, and now, they don’t even know who will line up for them in Week 10.
Baltimore Ravens’ kicking situation somehow keeps getting worse
The Ravens' kicking troubles have gone on for years. Even the last two years of the Justin Tucker era exposed the problem. He went 54-for-67 on field goals; good for a very lackluster 80.6%.
Since then, Tyler Loop hasn’t firmly taken the job, and you can kiss the possibility of Jake Moody making a push for the starting gig good-bye. It just keeps getting worse.
Realistically, it’s still Loop’s job to lose. He had a strong start to his 2026 campaign, and two of his four misses can be drawn back to special teams miscues. However, he had two misses in his last three games; one of which was a critical shank in a close loss to the Cleveland Browns, and the other a doink from 34 yards against the Buffalo Bills.
You also don’t know when Loop will be back for sure. Being on IR, he’ll be out for at least three more games, but we don’t know much about the injury outside of that. And the bigger question becomes, who even replaces Loop (and now Moody) for the time being?
Nick Folk could be the easy placeholder. While he’s taken a major step back this year, going 13-for-18 before being released, he hit at least 95% of field goals in each of the three seasons prior. A 42-year-old veteran is someone you can turn to in a pinch, too.
Other potential names include Matt Prater, Riley Patterson, and Younghoe Koo.
Realistically, though, Baltimore probably won’t find a great kicker at this point. Folk or Prater are veterans who would be quick band-aids and nothing more; Patterson has flashed, but struggles significantly from 50+, and Koo looks like a shell of his former Pro Bowl self.
We’ll see what direction Eric DeCosta turns in. The Ravens have less than a week to fill that spot before their Monday night battle against the Los Angeles Chargers.
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