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 go 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 beneath two minutes earlier than Andrews made all their laborious 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 subject purpose 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 beneath a tidal wave of demeaning feedback on social media—to place it calmly.
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 dwell efficiency after receiving a be aware that was supposedly a loss of life menace.
And you’ll guess that Andrews does certainly have these kinds of messages in his inbox proper now. Should you’re one of many people who despatched one, it’s time to get some severe 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 loss of life threats to a distinct participant, by the way in which. You must, nonetheless, take a look at all 60 minutes of a recreation and understand that wins and losses very, very hardly ever 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 might be a disgrace to let such a lowlight wash away seven robust NFL seasons from Andrews, all of which have been spent sporting purple and black.
Hardly ever will 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 probability to redeem himself when that point comes.
