Ravens' Tyler Loop lost his helmet before game-winning field goal, Ronaldo-style celebration

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Baltimore Ravens kicker Tyler Loop had a lot going through his mind in a short amount of time prior to his game-winning field goal on Sunday.

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After the Dallas Cowboys tied the game with seven seconds remaining, Lamar Jackson hit Zay Flowers on a 27-yard reception. The Ravens' miraculously had a chance to win Sunday's game in Rio after it appeared the game was destined for overtime.

The problem? Loop was missing his hat.

"I couldn't find my helmet," Loop explained to Ravens teammate Marlon Humphrey after the game.

"Oh my gosh," Humphrey said, "so it didn't even almost happen."

Loop explained that from the time Jackson signaled timeout to when he needed to start trotting on the field, he had around 15 seconds to find his helmet. No pressure.

On top of that, Loop hadn't even been warming up on the sideline. He didn't expect to even have a kick to attempt before OT.

When asked whether the lack of a helmet or warmup time rattled him, Loop shrugged and said his attitude in the moment was: "F it, we ball."

He balled, all right. Loop' found his helmet and made the kick, tucking it just inside the left upright with plenty of length to spare. The 56-yarder was the second-longest field goal of his career and sent the Ravens home winners in an instant classic. It was a terrific ending for the kicker whose Week 18 miss at the end of regulation kept the Ravens out of the playoffs last season.

But there was one more matter to handle: the celebration.

Ravens punter Ryan Eckley earlier had suggested a soccer-style knee slide if Loop hit a game winner, given that they were in Brazil. Loop immediately nixed the idea. He knew that even for the greatest footballers in the world, it can be a perilous endeavor.

But Loop still wanted the soccer homage in some form. In the moment, he gave Rio de Janeiro and Maracanã Stadium something to remember — a Ronaldo-style "Siuuu!" celebration. The crowd absolutely ate it up.

"When in Brazil, man," Loop said. "When in Brazil …"

For good measure, here's the radio call in Portuguese:

That's a lot of action to pack into about one minute — all unscripted, too. There's a saying in Brazil that fits well: "Quem não tem cão, caça com gato." It literally means: Who doesn't have a dog hunts with a cat.

Loop had no warmup, no helmet and no celebration figured out. He just locked in, made the kick and let everything else take care of itself. It worked out pretty well.

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