Murphy’s law is an epigram that usually states: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.”
For the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, in their 18-16 loss at their arch-rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, things went wrong that nobody could have ever anticipated.
Justin Tucker, arguably the G.O.A.T. of placekickers, is missing not one but two field goals.
Derrick Henry, the king of all running backs, fumbling the ball away for the first time in two years.
Most believe Lamar Jackson has been the NFL MVP thus far this season, but he has completed less than half of his pass attempts.
And on the other sideline, the Steelers won with a dominant defense and elite special teams.
The main hero of this game?
Probably Steelers placekicker Chris Boswell, who went a perfect 6/6 on his field goal attempts and thus accounted for every point scored by the winning side.
Tucker has missed six field goal attempts in the season after missing only five last.
In his postgame media opportunity, Boswell made it clear that he doesn’t think Tucker is slipping at all.
Steelers kicker Chris Boswell was not about to take the 👑 from Justin Tucker. “No, not even close. He’s a legend.” pic.twitter.com/aIcRYIQY8K
— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) November 17, 2024
Added Boswell: “He’s a Hall of Famer, and next thing you know, he’ll go on another 100 field goal streak, and everyone will forget about this and move past it.”
Boswell is right- while it was shocking to see, this was just a bad day at the office for Tucker.
