By the numbers, Justin Tucker was one of the worst kickers in the league in 2024.

The 35-year-old kicker has now missed eight field goals and two extra points in 13 games. He missed three shots – two field goals and an extra point – in Baltimore’s 24-19 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday.

After saying during his postgame press conference on Sunday that he didn’t think it would be wise to move on from Tucker, head coach John Harbaugh reiterated his confidence in the kicker on Monday.

“You rack your brains because this is a big deal. Obviously we all know it – Justin knows it too” Harbaugh said at his Monday press conference for the team’s Week 14 opener. “Points were very important in the game, and have been in some of these games. Sometimes we didn’t take advantage of our opportunities to score points because we (lacked) shots. And Justin expects him to make every kick, no matter how far away or what the situation is. And those are doable kicks for him.

“So, yeah, we’ll rack our brains, talk to Justin and see what we do. I’m very confident it will be fixed. I believe that it will be so. It must. And he’s the guy who gets it fixed. So sometimes you respect the player and their ability to do it. And with the help of coaching… I’m confident it will be done.”

Harbaugh noted that it’s a combination of physical and mental elements that likely prevents Tucker from putting the ball through the uprights in games.

“It is not easy. If it was a one-fix thing it would be easy. That’s definitely not it. He hits really well in practice,” Harbaugh said. “He hits really well before the game. So the physical performance is there. It’s just a matter of doing it.

“That’s what he told me this morning – I know what I have to do, I just have to do it in situations like this. So that’s what it really comes down to.”

Harbaugh admitted he no longer sends Tucker on extremely long field goal attempts like he used to, but still believes shots from 50-52 yards should be within Tucker’s range.

While Harbaugh said there would be nothing wrong with adding a kicker to the practice squad, based on the information he received from special teams coach Randy Brown, Harbaugh doesn’t believe there is a better option at kicker.

“I don’t think that’s the answer, knowing I’ve talked to Randy and the scouts and I know who’s out there right now,” Harbaugh said. “That doesn’t mean there aren’t guys who are capable, but there’s no one anywhere near as good as Justin Tucker.”

While this may be true based on history, Tucker’s 70.4 percent field goal percentage has made the kicker a liability over the course of this season.