Tyler Loop’s second year with the Ravens is already offering a different look, and Baltimore has to like the direction.
That wasn’t the case at the end of his rookie season. Loop’s first year in Baltimore closed with a gut punch in Week 18 of 2025, when he missed a 44-yard field goal as time expired with the season hanging in the balance.
For a rookie kicker, that’s a brutal way to finish. It also left plenty of questions following him into 2026.
Early in training camp, those questions were still hanging around. Loop got off to an uneven start, but Thursday’s practice gave the Ravens exactly the kind of answer they were hoping for. He went a perfect 7-for-7, and the most encouraging part was how well he handled distance, which has been a concern.
Tyler Loop 7 for 7 just now including from 53 and 62 yards. Plenty of leg.
- Brian Wacker (@brianwacker1) August 6, 2026
That kind of day matters for a young specialist trying to move past a shaky finish. Loop has been in a sink-or-swim spot since that late-season miss, and now the Ravens are watching to see whether he folds under that weight or uses it to sharpen his game. So far, the signs point toward the latter.
A real step forward from Loop would be a major boost for Baltimore. Kickers tend to get overlooked, but their impact runs through both sides of the ball.
On offense, a reliable kicker keeps drives from turning into empty possessions. And if Loop can become a dependable option from 50-plus, that would be a huge upgrade after he went just 1-for-4 from that range last year.
There’s also the kickoff side of the job, where the problems were impossible to miss in 2025. Loop led the NFL in kickoff penalties and too often came up short of the landing zone, giving opponents strong field position. That added another layer of strain to a defense that already had a rough year.
Still, practice doesn’t erase everything, especially not when the crowd gets loud and the pressure changes. Baltimore’s biggest practice of the year at the University of Maryland brought a different setting, and Loop went just 1-for-3 that day. The Ravens will want more days like Thursday, because the next test that really matters will come with a packed stadium and the noise turned all the way up.
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