The Ravens didn’t place blame on Mark Andrews after two devastating fourth quarter errors by the veteran tight finish in a 27-25 loss to the Payments within the Divisional Spherical recreation on Sunday.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh defended Andrews after he had a pricey fumble and dropped a game-tying two-point conversion try with lower than two minutes to play at Highmark Stadium in snowy Buffalo.
“There’s nobody that has more heart, cares more, and fights more than Mark,” Harbaugh informed reporters after the sport. “We wouldn’t be here without Mark Andrews.”
“… Mark will handle it fantastically like he always does, because he’s a high-character person, a tough person and a good person. Proud of him like I’m proud of all the guys.”
Andrews, who entered Sunday’s recreation with no dropped move since Week 6, didn’t converse to the media afterwards.
The Ravens had been trailing by eight factors late within the fourth quarter, when quarterback Lamar Jackson linked with tight finish Isaiah Probably ultimately zone.
Baltimore wanted a two level conversion to tie the sport with lower than two minutes to go.
Jackson discovered Andrews for a brief move ultimately zone, however Andrews couldn’t maintain onto the ball.
The three-time Professional Bowler additionally had an important turnover on the earlier drive, his first misplaced fumble since 2019.
Andrews caught a move past midfield however was stripped as he tried to seek out room to run.
Jackson additionally defended Andrews.
“I’m just as hurt as Mark. I don’t [think it’s] his fault,” Jackson mentioned. “Like, all of us performed an element within the recreation. It’s a group effort. Simply not gonna put that on Mark, bro, as a result of he’s been battling all season.
“He been doing all the great things he’s been doing all season. It don’t always go our way. We wanted to but at the wrong time it’s like it’s not going our way. We need to figure that out.”
The Ravens tied season highs with three turnovers and three drops in Sunday’s loss to the Payments.
Andrews completed the sport with a team-high 5 receptions for 61 yards.
The All-Professional tight finish struggled to start out this season season, catching six passes for 65 yards by way of the primary 4 weeks.
He tallied 49 receptions for 608 yards and 11 touchdowns throughout 13 video games after that.
The Payments will face the reigning champion Chiefs in Kansas Metropolis in an AFC Championship rematch on Jan. 26.
