Hopefully you had a greater weekend than Baltimore Ravens tight finish Mark Andrews.
Andrews turned the scapegoat for Baltimore’s 27-25 divisional-round loss to the Buffalo Payments on Sunday after dropping a two-point conversion move that, had it been caught, would have tied the sport with 1:33 left within the fourth quarter.
The Ravens had discovered the top zone after shifting 88 yards in below two minutes earlier than Andrews made all their exhausting work go to waste.
Making issues worse was the truth that Andrews additionally misplaced a fumble earlier within the fourth quarter, with Buffalo turning the blunder right into a 21-yard discipline aim from Tyler Bass that made it 27-19.
Speak about a nasty day on the workplace.
Andrews completed with 5 catches for 61 yards, and now he finds himself below a tidal wave of demeaning feedback on social media—to place it evenly.
One account on X in contrast Andrews his direct messages on Instagram after the sport to a video of late Mexican singer Chalino Sanchez wanting flustered throughout a reside efficiency after receiving a notice that was supposedly a demise risk.
And you may guess that Andrews does certainly have these kinds of messages in his inbox proper now. If you happen to’re one of many people who despatched one, it’s time to get some critical assist.
Now, Andrews isn’t fully harmless in relation to the loss to the Payments, however to fully pin it on him and simply neglect the opposite elements that contributed to the top of Baltimore’s season is wildly irresponsible.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was simply as sloppy, throwing a decide within the first quarter and shedding a fumble within the second that translated to a 1-yard landing run by Payments signal-caller Josh Allen.
This isn’t us encouraging you to begin sending your demise threats to a distinct participant, by the way in which. It’s best to, nonetheless, take a look at all 60 minutes of a recreation and understand that wins and losses very, very not often come down to 1 single play.
Andrews’ drop will naturally be the play that will get remembered for years to come back. Baltimore followers are going to have to take a seat with that one for fairly a while. There was rather more that went into Sunday’s setback, although, and it will be a disgrace to let such a lowlight wash away seven sturdy NFL seasons from Andrews, all of which have been spent carrying purple and black.
Not often can we see fanbases rally round a participant following a mishap as monumental as Andrews’ was, however possibly one thing will change right here. Nobody has scored extra touchdowns in Ravens franchise historical past than Andrews, so it’s secure to say that he’s deserving of forgiveness.
Plus, it gained’t be lengthy till Baltimore is true again within the divisional spherical. Hopefully Andrews will get his likelihood to redeem himself when that point comes.
