Ravens Sign Riley Patterson, Their Third Kicker of the Season
With Tyler Loop on injured reserve and Jake Moody gone to Atlanta, Baltimore turns to the former Dolphins kicker for Monday night against the Chargers
The Ravens have a kicker again. Baltimore is signing Riley Patterson after a workout Wednesday, and he will kick Monday night against the Chargers, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported.
The #Ravens are signing former #Dolphins K Riley Patterson following a workout today, source says. Patterson will kick for Baltimore this Monday against the #Chargers.View on X →
Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo): The #Ravens are signing former #Dolphins K Riley Patterson following a workout today, source says. Patterson will kick for Baltimore this Monday against the #Chargers.
Patterson becomes the Ravens' third kicker this season, the first time in the franchise's 31-year history that it has needed three, according to ESPN. Baltimore placed Tyler Loop on injured reserve with a groin injury on Nov. 3, and practice-squad kicker Jake Moody filled in last Thursday, hitting a 53-yarder in a 33-10 loss to the Jaguars. On Tuesday, the Falcons signed Moody off Baltimore's practice squad to replace Nick Folk, and Moody chose Atlanta's indoor home over staying put.
"Moody had a chance to be here," coach Jesse Minter said. "He had a choice to make and went somewhere else, [and I'll] leave it at that."
Patterson won the job over a group of free-agent kickers that included Harrison Mevis. The 27-year-old opened this season in Miami, where he made 7 of 9 field goals before the Dolphins cut him on Oct. 20 amid struggles on kickoffs. Baltimore is his 10th NFL team. Over six seasons he has made 97 of 112 field goals (86.6%), though he is just 7 of 14 from 50 yards and beyond.
He will be needed for at least three more games while Loop is on IR. Points have been hard to find for a Ravens team playing without Lamar Jackson, and at 4-5 Baltimore can't afford to leave any on the field. The Ravens host the winless Chargers on Monday night.