One of the more unusual moments of Tuesday’s passing camp occurred when coach John Harbaugh capped a field-goal kicking drill by instructing second-year player Steven Hauschka and rookie Graham Gano to each attempt a 48-yarder.

As if that wasn’t hard enough, Harbaugh allowed their teammates to do everything in their power to distract the kickers. Cornerback Evan Oglesby was especially vocal in getting in Hauschka’s ears, while offensive tackle Jared Gaither and fullback Le’Ron McClain did their best to rattle Gano.

The end result? Both Hauschka and Gano converted the 48-yarders.

“In practice [at N.C. State] I’ve had guys pulling my shorts down and stuff like that, but this was a new one on the pro level,” Hauschka said. “They did a pretty good simulation of what a kick in a game would be like. It’s good to see that my form can withstand the pressure.”

Said Gano: “Honestly, you’re so focused in on what you have to do. But you definitely don’t have a guy walking in front of you during a field goal, which is a little different. But that’s where the focus comes into it, the mental conditioning.”

Harbaugh smiled when asked about the drill.

“So far, we know those guys can make pressure kicks in practice,” he said. “We laugh about that, but that’s a good first step because all we’ve had is practice. I don’t know if it could have been any tougher than it was out there. Guys were walking around, throwing hats at them, walking across the kicking line. Both of those guys came through, so they’ve both done a nice job. It’s going to be an interesting competition.”