Tyler Loop Faces Jake Moody Competition as Ravens Seek Game-Day Consistency

Tyler Loop kicks as the Ravens’ holder completes the placement against Washington.

Tyler Loop faces Jake Moody competition with Baltimore’s regular-season opener approaching, but the Ravens are not announcing a change at kicker. In Wednesday’s team update, special teams coordinator Anthony Levine Sr. said Loop welcomed the challenge after Moody joined the practice squad. Head coach Jesse Minter still expects Loop to kick in Week 1 at Indianapolis.

The distinction matters. Adding a second kicker gives Baltimore another option without making Moody the starter. For Loop, it adds scrutiny to a task the staff already identified: taking the technique that has looked reliable in practice and reproducing it when the game is live.

Friday’s preseason finale explains the urgency. Loop went 2-for-4 on field goals in the Ravens’ 41–3 victory over Washington, missing from 58 and 51 yards while converting from 51 and 24. He completed the three-game preseason 5-for-8. A team can dominate a preseason scoreboard and still leave with a special-teams problem to address.

Loop acknowledged after that game that his ball striking had not matched his practice work. He also said the possibility of competition would not change his focus. Wednesday’s response, as described by Levine, was consistent with that position: accept the additional kicker and keep working on execution.

Levine’s press-conference explanation centered on film, fundamentals, and the transfer from training to games. The staff reviews what Loop saw and how he executed, then works to prevent the same mistake from recurring. It is a technical response to missed kicks, not evidence that Baltimore has settled on a replacement.

The initial 53-man roster was only one checkpoint in building this Ravens team. The kicker situation is a reminder that roles remain subject to performance even after roster decisions make headlines.

For now, the useful measure is not who wins the loudest debate. It is whether Loop can turn clean mechanics into dependable points. Moody’s presence makes the competition real; the next official decision still belongs to the coaching staff.