NFL Kicks of the Week, Week 3: Tyler Loop's 56-Yard Walk-Off in Rio
By FKS Journal · Published · 4 min read
The first NFL game ever played in Rio de Janeiro ended with a field goal. Tyler Loop hit from 56 yards with one second left to beat Dallas 34-31 at the Maracanã. Last January he missed a 44-yarder that would have won Baltimore the AFC North. This one went in.
Kick of the Week: Tyler Loop, 56 yards, walk-off in Rio
Dallas had just tied it at 31 on a Brandon Aubrey chip shot with 10 seconds left, after a pass interference call set the Cowboys up near the goal line. Overtime looked likely. Baltimore got the ball back with seven seconds left. Lamar Jackson hit Zay Flowers for 27 yards and called timeout with one second on the clock, which the AP called an "alert timeout call."
That left Tyler Loop 56 yards from the posts, with Nick Moore snapping and Ryan Eckley holding, in front of a crowd that had never seen an NFL game. It was good, and the Ravens won 34-31.
Tyler Loop, 56 yards · Ravens vs. CowboysMoment Walk-off winnerClock at the snap Q4 0:01Score before TiedFinal Ravens won 34-31Operation Snap: Nick Moore · Hold: Ryan EckleyConditions Outdoors, 77°F, wind 7 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
Our model put the kick at 65% before the snap, and NFL kickers made 172 of 271 tries from 55 to 57 yards over the last five seasons, 63%. The Ravens' own site called it a redemption: Loop's 44-yard miss as time expired in Week 18 last season cost Baltimore the division. Kickers are judged by the next kick, and this was a good one. Aubrey also had a 59-yarder blocked in the third quarter.
Runner-up: Spencer Shrader, 53 yards, Colts over Texans
Spencer Shrader, 53 yards · Colts vs. TexansMoment Walk-off winnerClock at the snap Q4 0:21Score before Colts down 1Final Colts won 19-17Operation Snap: Luke Rhodes · Hold: Rigoberto SanchezConditions OutdoorsMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
Down 17-16 with 21 seconds left, Indianapolis sent out Spencer Shrader for a 53-yarder, and he made it. Colts 19, Texans 17. He made all four of his tries (39, 58, 37 and 53 yards) and led all kickers in MAKE for the week.
Third: Will Reichard, 56 yards, Vikings vs. Bucs
Will Reichard, 56 yards · Vikings vs. BuccaneersMoment Fourth quarter, one-score gameClock at the snap Q4 3:15Score before Vikings up 1Final Vikings won 23-16Operation Snap: Andrew DePaola · Hold: Johnny HekkerConditions Outdoors, 84°F, wind 7 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
Minnesota was up one on Tampa Bay with 3:15 left when Will Reichard hit a 56-yarder. That made the Bucs need a touchdown, and Reichard added a 43-yarder at the end to make the final 23-16.
Fourth: Spencer Shrader, 58 yards, before the half
Spencer Shrader, 58 yards · Colts vs. TexansClock at the snap Q2 1:08Score before Colts up 3Final Colts won 19-17Operation Snap: Luke Rhodes · Hold: Rigoberto SanchezConditions OutdoorsMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
Shrader's second entry this week: a 58-yarder with 1:08 left in the first half that put the Colts up six. Without it, his 53-yarder at the end would only have tied the game.
Fifth: Jason Myers, 57 yards, Seahawks at Commanders
Jason Myers, 57 yards · Seahawks vs. CommandersClock at the snap Q2 0:57Score before Seahawks down 7Final Commanders won 33-31Operation Snap: Chris Stoll · Hold: Michael DicksonConditions Outdoors, 63°F, wind 13 mphMake chance from distance and conditions (FKS model). The hash is not in public play-by-play, so the kick is drawn from the middle.
Jason Myers hit a 57-yarder right before halftime in Landover, and Washington's Drew Stevens answered with a 57-yarder of his own. It was the only game this week with two makes of 57 or more. Washington won 33-31.
The week in numbers
The week in numbers table
Stat
This week
Field goals made
59 of 67 (88.1%)
Expected makes for those kicks
56.0
50+ yards
11 of 15
55+ yards
6 of 9
Under 40 yards
34 of 35
Walk-off field goals
2
Longest make
58 yards, Spencer Shrader (Indianapolis Colts)
MAKE leader for the week
Spencer Shrader (Indianapolis Colts), 4-4, MAKE +0.86
Every field goal try of 50+ yards, NFL Week 3 Made MissedEach mark sits where the ball was held; the goalposts are on the right. Marks at the same distance are spread out so they don't overlap.
Two walk-off winners in one week, and both from 53 yards or more. Under 40 yards, kickers were close to perfect.
How we pick the Kicks of the Week
Every made field goal gets a Kick Score: how unlikely it was (one minus the make chance, times 10), plus 0.15 for each yard past 45, plus the moment: 8 for a walk-off winner, 4 for a go-ahead kick, 3 for a tying kick, 1 for any other fourth-quarter or overtime kick in a one-score game. The moment counts in full on kicks with a make chance of 60% or less and shrinks on chip shots, so a long bomb can outrank a short winner. Make chances come from the same distance and conditions model behind the MAKE Rankings. A kicker can appear at most twice. Next week: NFL Kicks of the Week, Week 4: Andre Szmyt Wins It From 56, Tyler Loop Hits 64.
Data: nflverse play-by-play (CC BY 4.0); make chances, Kick Scores and MAKE by FKS.
43%Houston Texans, the highest share (174 of 404 points)
22%Buffalo Bills, the lowest share (105 of 481 points)
Kicker points are 3 per field goal and 1 per extra point, divided by each team’s points in the same games. A high share can mean a great kicker, or an offense that often stalls before the end zone, so read it next to MAKE.
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