Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews learned the hard way how crucial every play is, especially in the playoffs, as the team lost to the Buffalo Bills in the playoff round. division.
Andrews came under scrutiny following a fourth-quarter fumble that resulted in a Bills field goal on Buffalo’s next drive and a dropped pass on a two-point conversion attempt on the team’s last practice. Buffalo won the game 27-25.
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January 19, 2025; Orchard Park, New York: Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) drops a pass on a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills in a divisional game the AFC 2025 at Highmark Stadium. (Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images)
The three-time Pro Bowler had five catches on seven targets for 61 yards. But it was these two critical plays that had the NFL world talking. Andrews took the brunt of the criticism for the errors.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and Andrews’ teammates supported him after the game.
“We wouldn’t be here without Mark Andrews,” Harbaugh said via The Athletic.
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Buffalo Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard (43) takes the ball away from Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) during the fourth quarter of an NFL Divisional Playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025 , in Orchard Park, NY (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
This was a good point from Harbaugh as Andrews has 55 catches for 673 yards in 2024. He also had a career-high 11 touchdowns.
“For anyone to say anything about him, you have to look in the mirror,” Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton added.
Baltimore turned the ball over three times in the loss.
The Ravens have yet to make the Super Bowl. The team hasn’t made an appearance in the game since the 2012 season, when Joe Flacco was still throwing the pill.
Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) celebrates with wide receiver Rashod Bateman (7) after Bateman scored a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during the first quarter of a football game NFL Divisional Playoff, Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Orchard Park. , New York (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Baltimore has made the playoffs in six of its last seven seasons, but has yet to get over the hump and advance to the Super Bowl.
