Tight finish Mark Andrews will go down as one of many best offensive gamers within the historical past of the Baltimore Ravens, however a pair of costly mistakes he made in Sunday’s 27-25 divisional-round loss on the Buffalo Payments might without end hang-out him if he by no means performs in a Tremendous Bowl.
Following that defeat, Ravens gamers resembling quarterback Lamar Jackson have been fast to defend Andrews.
“I am simply as damage as Mark,” Jackson defined, as shared by Jamison Hensley of ESPN. “[It’s not] his fault. All of us performed a consider that recreation. It is a staff effort. We’re not going to put that on Mark as a result of he is been battling all season. He is been doing all the nice issues he is been doing all season. It [doesn’t] all the time go our method. We wish it to, however in the intervening time in time, it is not going our method. We have to determine it out.”
Jackson wasn’t innocent concerning Sunday’s consequence, as he tossed an avoidable first-quarter interception after which committed a fumble that resulted within the Payments scoring a landing in the course of the contest’s second body.
With that stated, Baltimore trailed Buffalo by simply 5 factors with roughly 8:45 left in regulation when Andrews lost a fumble close to midfield whereas attempting to achieve a couple of extra yards after a catch. Jackson later linked with tight finish Isaiah Doubtless for a 24-yard landing cross that introduced the guests to inside two factors with 1:33 remaining within the fourth quarter.
Baltimore subsequently dialed up what ought to’ve change into a game-tying two-point conversion play. Nonetheless, Andrews dropped a cross that hit him within the abdomen.
The Ravens offense by no means once more touched the ball earlier than Buffalo ran the clock out.
“There’s no person that has extra coronary heart and cares extra and fights greater than Mark,” Ravens head coach John Harbaugh stated. “We would not be right here with out Mark Andrews. Future is a call that you just make and the way you deal with what is available in your life. Mark will deal with it unbelievable.”
ESPN stats present that Andrews led the Ravens for this previous common season with 11 landing catches. He was second on the staff with 55 receptions, third with 69 targets and third with 673 receiving yards.
Nonetheless, many will not keep in mind such stats whereas recalling Andrews’ efficiency at Highmark Stadium on Sunday.
“I dropped a choose earlier within the 12 months,” Ravens security Kyle Hamilton stated whereas having Andrews’ again throughout postgame feedback, per The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec. “Individuals don’t activate each other. We go by means of a lot from fall camp to now. One play doesn’t outline anyone. [Andrews is] the all-time leading touchdown receiver in Ravens historical past, so for anyone to say something about him, it’s important to look within the mirror and actually consider your thought course of (given) what he’s executed for this franchise, what he’ll do for this franchise sooner or later. He’s been a constant beacon of success the entire time he’s been right here, and for anyone to take something away from him and his work ethic, I feel it’s simply unfair.”
Such phrases of help possible will not cease Andrews from reliving these pivotal moments from Sunday’s loss all through Baltimore’s offseason that is now underway.
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