Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl kicker Justin Tucker broke an NFL record in Week 3, connecting on a stunning 66-yard field goal to defeat the Detroit Lions. Tucker’s kick bested the longtime record of 64 yards held by Matt Prater.
Prater’s record stood for almost eight years. If Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker and special teams coach Dave Toub have their way, Tucker’s mark won’t last long.
Butker hit a 64-yarder in practice ahead of Week 1, earning his team a day off of practice. Toub said afterward that he thought Butker could hit a 70-yard field goal in the right conditions. During Thursday’s press conference, Toub doubled down.
“I know Butker can be in that range, and on the right day, he’d have a real shot at it in the right situation,” Toub told reporters. “But it’s not surprising that Tucker got the record. He is a great kicker, he’s got a great mindset, and his leg is so strong, but Butker — if there’s one guy that can do it and break the record, it’s Harrison. Even their coach told me that, because I congratulated the coach, and he told me that very thing — ‘Your guy can break it’ — and in the right situation, I believe he can.”
Last season Butker had a fantastic game on the road in a victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, making two 58-yard field goals, including one in overtime. Both kicks are the longest in Butker’s career — for now.
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