Harbaugh Compares Justin Tucker’s Long Field Goal To ‘Happy Gilmore’

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ravens fans weren’t the lone ones thrilled erstwhile Justin Tucker drilled an NFL-record 66-yard tract goal Sunday to bushed the Lions successful Detroit. Head manager John Harbaugh got a footwear retired of it, too.

Speaking to reporters Monday afternoon, Harbaugh said everyone did their jobs connected the peculiar teams play to support the Lions astatine bay and springiness Tucker an accidental to present the game-winning footwear arsenic the timepiece ran out.

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“Protection was excellent,” Harbaugh said. “They rushed hard inside. Our guys did a large occupation with protection. Like we said, the snap, the hold, the kick, each would beryllium perfect. Justin did his long, his extra-long tract extremity footwork arsenic helium talked astir it a small spot past night.”

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In describing Tucker’s footwork for the lengthy tract goal, Harbaugh compared it to the run-up movie fans mightiness admit from 1 of Adam Sandler’s classics, “Happy Gilmore.”

“It’s a small spot of a ‘Happy Gilmore’ technique, right?” helium joked. “So, [Tucker] crushed it.”

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And crush it, helium did. Tucker’s 66-yarder topped a erstwhile 64-yard tract extremity grounds acceptable by Matt Prater backmost successful 2013.

CBS Baltimore Staff