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Detroit Lions K Matt Prater hits 76-yard field goal in Pro Bowl practice

By The Sports Xchange
Detroit Lions kicker Matt Prater's field goal attempt is no good under pressure from Baltimore Ravens defenders during the first half of their NFL preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, August 27, 2016. Photo by David Tulis/UPI
Detroit Lions kicker Matt Prater's field goal attempt is no good under pressure from Baltimore Ravens defenders during the first half of their NFL preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, August 27, 2016. Photo by David Tulis/UPI | License Photo

Detroit Lions kicker Matt Prater, inspired by the 75-yarder hit by Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, hit a 76-yard field goal in Pro Bowl practice in Orlando, Fla., this week.

Prater, who holds the NFL record for the longest field goal in a game at 64 yards set in 2013, went to Twitter on Saturday and showed his attempt to do one yard better than Tucker.

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Prater made the 76-yard field goal -- with no holder, just like Tucker.

"I heard you hit from 75, this is from 76, I'm going to try to one-up you," Prater said to Tucker on video, just before making the kick.

Tucker was unanimously named as a first-team All-Pro for as the best kicker in the NFL this season. He made 38 of 39 field goals on the season with the one miss being a blocked kick. Tucker converted a league-best 10 field goals from 50 yards or longer.

Prater made all seven of his field-goal attempts from 50 yards or longer this season. He was a replacement in the Pro Bowl for Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant, who is on his way to the Super Bowl.

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The Pro Bowl will be played at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday night.

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