The Baltimore Ravens’ 2025 season couldn’t have been more heartbreaking. They began the year in the most disastrous way possible, sporting a 1-5 record and blowing big leads early on. Despite this, they mounted a comeback, just to break fans’ hearts in a Week 18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
As a result, a new era in Baltimore is starting. The team fired 18-year head coach John Harbaugh just two days after the end of the season. Harbaugh has since signed a lucrative deal with the New York Giants to become their head coach, while the Ravens still search for theirs.
Owner Steve Bisciotti and general manager Eric DeCosta went into great detail on the decision to fire Harbaugh, as well as their offseason plans, during their press conference on Tuesday. Bisciotti made it clear that Harbaugh’s job wasn’t safe even if rookie kicker Tyler Loop made that 44-yard field goal attempt.
In the same breath, Bisciotti went to bat for Loop, and it’s clear that, despite the ugliness of his rookie campaign, Loop is the kicker moving forward. And the Ravens still have a ton of faith in the 2025 sixth-round pick.
Bisciotti on Loop: "I feel bad for Tyler. He's going to be a great kicker. He's going to learn from his mistakes. I think that kid's resilient enough from what I learned (where) he'll be our kicker next year."
— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiec) January 13, 2026
Ravens still have utmost faith in Tyler Loop
Kicker is an unforgiving position. It’s probably the most stressful spot in all of sports, and there’s no doubt it’s taxing on the mind. Even if you’re one of the best kickers in football, one shank in a high-pressure situation can turn an entire fanbase on you.
For Loop, his rookie year wasn’t even that bad. He was actually pretty solid. He made 30 of his 34 attempts, and disregarding that miss in Week 18 against Pittsburgh, he was nearly automatic from inside 50 yards. The problem was his success, or lack thereof, from outside 50 yards.
Loop was just one-for-four from 50-plus. His lone make from that range came in Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills, where he nailed a 52-yard attempt under the lights in his NFL debut. Since that moment, he missed three straight from 50-plus yards out, including one miss from 55, and two from 56.
Kickoffs were also an issue for the 24-year-old, but that should be an easy fix. Given the new kickoff rules, teams were trying different kicks to pin opposing offenses deep in their own territory. Ultimately, far too many kicks got away from Loop, and that’ll be something he’ll look to adjust with his coaches this offseason.
Ultimately, it was just the typical ups and downs of a rookie season for Loop. Fans need to give him time to adjust. Plenty of players who have had troubling rookie years have gone on to be time players. Just look at punter Jordan Stout. He was inconsistent for three years before becoming the best punter in the NFL in 2025.