Watch the Ravens fail to convert the most obvious fake field goal of 2016
Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker is one of the best at his trade. He's a known entity in the NFL. People are familiar with him.
So when he lined up for this field goal in the second quarter of Sunday's Redskins-Ravens game, Washington had to know something was up.
Here's how Tucker has kicked every field goal in his career:
Here's how he lined up for this field goal:
Notice anything different?
Unless Tucker was itching to try to see how well he could kick left-footed, lining up like this is a pretty good tell that the Ravens were planning a fake.
Sure enough, they were!
Here's the crazy thing: It almost worked.
Look at that semi-open receiver.
Look at that terrible pass. You gotta set your feet, Tuck.
In the end, it's probably for the best the play failed — Baltimore set deception back by a decade and that can't be rewarded.