Another playoff heartbreak for the Baltimore Ravens draws parallels to what happened to Rory McIlroy last summer at Pinehurst No. 2.
In an instant classic divisional-round matchup with the Buffalo Bills, Lamar Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens almost pulled it off. But a series of fourth-quarter miscues from mainstay tight end Mark Andrews — including a fumble and a drop on a late two-point conversion — ultimately doomed the Ravens and ended their season.
Let’s head to the mid-fourth quarter. With Lamar Jackson’s Ravens trying to mount a comeback, Andrews caught a wide-open pass in the middle of the field. Rather than go down or simply run straight ahead and get tackled, Andrews tried to juke Bills defenders after his big gain.
Lamar Jackson brought the Baltimore Ravens to the brink of a dramatic come-from-behind victory with the chance to secure their second straight berth in the AFC championship game.
Following a touchdown to Isaiah Likely, the Ravens needed a two-point conversion to tie the game. Lamar Jackson found an open Andrews in the flat at the pylon, who dropped the ball as he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Ravens tight end Mark Andrews had a brutal fourth quarter in Sunday's loss to the Bills, losing a fumble and then dropping a game-tying two-point conversion attempt.
The move badly backfired, as Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard saw a golden opportunity to punch the ball out and force the fumble. Bernard would recover it, too, giving the Bills possession with a 24-19 lead and with little less than nine minutes to go.
But Jackson, as well as Ravens coach John Harbaugh had Andrews's back during while speaking to the media postgame.
Mark Andrews will go down as one of the greatest players in Baltimore Ravens history when all is said and done, but right now, he unfortunately has the target on his back. In the fourth quarter of Sunday's 27-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round,
Lamar Jackson and Mark Andrews were not themselves in the 27-25 divisional-round playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills. Jackson had a transcendently elite regular season. Of all the things he did well in 2024,
Mark Andrews' drop that ended the Ravens' comeback against the Bills is sure to go down as one of the most infamous moments in NFL playoff history.