It feels like the Baltimore Ravens have struggled in every way imaginable in 2025. They have been the most underwhelming team in football, and with their Week 16 loss to the New England Patriots, the playoffs are officially a long shot.
Baltimore’s offense has been injured by injuries, most notably to quarterback Lamar Jackson, who has dealt with nagging injuries nearly all season. Still, their offensive line has been among the worst in the NFL, and the playcalling has been suspect. On defense, their unit had a historically bad start, and despite their midseason renaissance, Defensive Coordinator Zach Orr has fallen right back on his old ways.
The special teams have been one of the more consistent parts of the Ravens’ 2025 campaign. However, even that group has endured its fair share of issues. Most of those errors have come by way of rookie kicker Tyler Loop.
Entering Week 17, Loop has had continuous trouble on kickoffs. He leads the league with seven kickoff penalties, including four kicks short of the landing zone and three kicks out of bounds. Those miscues have been well-documented, and it is undoubtedly a major area for him to clean up. An even bigger issue unraveling, though, is his ability to make field goals from distance.
Tyler Loop must improve his range
While the leading factor in Sunday’s loss was a poor defensive performance and a lack of Derrick Henry late in the fourth quarter, Loop failed to hold up his end of the bargain. He made all three of his extra point attempts and hit a field goal from 36 yards out, but he missed his 56-yard field goal attempt. It was well short.
Loop is now 1-for-4 from 50-plus yards in his rookie campaign. That lone make came in the Ravens’ Week 1 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Since then, he has missed wide right from 55 yards in Week 5 against the Houston Texans and had another 56-yard miss in Week 10 against the Minnesota Vikings.
The 24-year-old remains very accurate in his first NFL season. He has made 90% of his attempts, drilling 27 of 30. He is also 36-for-38 on extra point tries.
Regardless of Loop’s overall success, if he cannot start proving himself from range, there could be another problem added to Baltimore’s tray of troubles. The inconsistent offense has desperately needed a reliable kicker from range, especially given the number of drives that have stalled out around midfield. Loop has not been able to provide that.
Of course, it is his first season, and there is no reason to panic. Nonetheless, with the team’s season on the line in the final two weeks, Loop must hurry up that development.