RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tyler Loop sent the Baltimore Ravens home with a stunning victory and then got carried off the field at the Maracana on his jubilant teammates' shoulders.
Loop's 56-yard field goal as time expired gave the Ravens a 34-31 win over the Dallas Cowboys in a back-and-forth thriller in Brazil.
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Baltimore Ravens place kicker Tyler Loop (33) celebrates after winning an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Baltimore Ravens place kicker Tyler Loop speaks during a press conference after an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Baltimore Ravens place kicker Tyler Loop (33) celebrates with safety Malaki Starks (24) after winning an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Baltimore Ravens place kicker Tyler Loop (33) celebrates with punter Ryan Eckley (30) during the second half of an NFL football game in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Baltimore Ravens place kicker Tyler Loop (33) celebrates after winning an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Considering the way last season ended for the second-year kicker, the celebration was even sweeter.
“We've talked a lot about this season at being your best when the best is needed,” Loop said. “There's been a lot of adversity, been a lot of stuff that's happened between the end of last season and now.”
Loop was wide right on a potential winning 44-yard field goal in a 26-24 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 18 that eliminated the Ravens' from postseason contention. Coach John Harbaugh was fired in the aftermath, ending an 18-year run with the franchise.
The miss led to a lot of soul searching for the 25-year-old Loop, who played in college at Arizona.
“It’s been a pleasure to have teammates like these guys and the rest of the locker room stand behind me and support me,” Loop said. “It’s been a lot of reflection on my side from a spiritual standpoint, that man, football’s a gift and it’s meant to be enjoyed.”
Given another chance to make a winning kick in Rio de Janeiro, Loop was ready.
Lamar Jackson completed a 27-yard pass to Zay Flowers and quickly called a timeout with 1 second left. Then Loop calmly drilled his kick through the uprights with plenty of distance to spare.
Loop sprinted downfield as Jackson and his teammates chased him to celebrate. Jackson eventually tracked down the kicker, slapping hands with him before giving him a bear hug.
“Crazy thing about it — I had no doubt in my mind,” Jackson said. “I felt like we had already won. ... I was standing on the sideline like, ‘Your legacy starts now,' because I know he's been facing adversity. What a way to start your legacy — in Brazil. He finished the rest. He did it.
"Shout out to special teams. Shout out to Loop."
Loop is 5 of 6 on field goal attempts through three games this season. He has also made all seven of his extra points.
“This is special. It's hard to win in the NFL and we won tonight,” Loop said. “But we've got to get back to work. We'll celebrate tonight on the plane, have some fun, but then on Monday, it's time to get ready for the next game.”
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Baltimore Ravens place kicker Tyler Loop (33) celebrates after winning an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Baltimore Ravens place kicker Tyler Loop speaks during a press conference after an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Baltimore Ravens place kicker Tyler Loop (33) celebrates with safety Malaki Starks (24) after winning an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Baltimore Ravens place kicker Tyler Loop (33) celebrates with punter Ryan Eckley (30) during the second half of an NFL football game in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Baltimore Ravens place kicker Tyler Loop (33) celebrates after winning an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — President Donald Trump returned to the Presidents Cup as honorary chairman for the second time, getting a loud cheer and keeping his remarks brief.
“These people want to see golf,” he said Sunday.
And just like his last visit to the Presidents Cup in 2017, he saw the Americans win. They rallied with the best performance on the final day in tournament history.
“Our team played unbelievable golf. They went in with a massive deficit, and they came out with a tremendous victory, just a great comeback,” Trump told reporters when he landed back at Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington.
His visit to Medinah Country Club in suburban Chicago marked the fourth time Trump has gone to a golf tournament this year. He arrived early and participated in the closing ceremony, helping with the presentation of the trophy to the winning U.S. team.
Security was tight. The Secret Service would not let spectators cross from one side of the first fairway to the other except for when Trump took a break from greeting players to go inside a suite.
Trump also was honorary chairman at the 2017 Presidents Cup during his first term. He showed up at Liberty National, across the Hudson River from Manhattan, toward the end of the competition when the Americans were assured of winning. He posed with U.S. players during the trophy presentation.
This time, he arrived before the start of the 12 singles matches in the final session. Flanked by PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp, Trump greeted players and caddies on both teams. In between player introductions, he watched the action on the videoboard at No. 1.
Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world and among several golfers who have played with Trump, patted the president’s shoulder as he walked onto the tee. U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker also visited the president a couple of times.
“He told me I was going to bring some energy today for you guys, you guys need it, and I told him if we did this, he gets all the credit,” Snedeker said after the U.S. closed out the victory. “Thank you, President Trump.”
Trump signed three hats for fans, and he responded to sections of the crowd clamoring for his attention by pointing, waving and offering a thumbs-up. When a fan yelled “We love you Donnie!” right before Chris Gotterup's tee shot, Trump waved discreetly.
He congratulated both teams during the closing ceremony. He also posed for photos and handed out challenge coins to Team USA and their significant others.
Trump was introduced by Rolapp at the beginning of the session, prompting Trump to remark “the fake news media will say I got a very bad reception.”
The president spoke briefly, noting that Rolapp had asked him to make a short speech.
“I said, ‘No, I don’t have the courage to make a speech. These people want to see golf. They don’t want to hear speeches,’” Trump said. “I’ll only say this: Our country is doing great, better than ever before.”
Unlike regular golf tournaments, the first tee is boisterous with a flag-waving crowd and music at the Presidents Cup and the Ryder Cup, which Trump attended last year at Bethpage Black on Long Island in New York.
The Americans lost the Ryder Cup to Europe, but they rallied past the International team for their 11th consecutive Presidents Cup win.
Before the horseshoe-shaped grandstand was filled, the loudest buzz was Air Force One flying over Medinah, louder than any of the commercial airlines that have been flying over the course every 70 seconds throughout the week during descent to O'Hare International Airport.
“They were nice enough to name me chairman or honorary chairman, so it’s an honor. It’s a very big event, one of the biggest events in golf by far,” Trump told reporters Sunday morning as he left the White House. “You have the Ryder Cup, and you have the Presidents Cup, and this is a big one, and so it’s a great honor. So, I’m going there.”
It's a traditional role offered to leaders of every country where the tournament is played.
The Presidents Cup began in 1994 to include international players from non-European countries who were not eligible for the more famed Ryder Cup. The name of the tournament comes from including the head of state of the host country as honorary chairman.
Then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was part of the trophy presentation at the last Presidents Cup in 2024 at Royal Montreal.
President Bill Clinton was in office in 2000 when he attended for one round at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. The first time Trump attended in 2017, the start of the week was the biggest display of presidents when Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama sat together on the first tee for the opening round.
Trump this year was at the Cadillac Championship at his Trump National Doral near Miami in early May. He also attended the LIV Golf event at his Trump National Bedminster course in New Jersey in August.
Earlier this month he attended the Irish Open at his course in Doonbeg, Ireland.
Associated Press writers Darlene Superville and Doug Ferguson contributed to this report.
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President Donald Trump hands the Presidents Cup trophy to captain Brandt Snedeker after the Presidents Cup golf tournament final round against the International team at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
President Donald Trump signs a cap at the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump, left, greets USA teams' Russell Henley at the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump points towards fans from the first tee box prior to the Presidents Cup golf tournament final round singles matches between the USA and International teams at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
President Donald Trump speaks as PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp listens at the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump, right, speaks with PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp at the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters upon arriving at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Air Force One, with President Donald Trump on board, flies over the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
USA teams' Scottie Scheffler hits from the first tee during the first round four-ball match at the Presidents Cup golf tournament against the International team at Medinah Country Club, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
