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 cross that, had it been caught, would have tied the sport with 1:33 left within the fourth quarter.
The Ravens had discovered the tip zone after shifting 88 yards in below two minutes earlier than Andrews made all their arduous 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 objective 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 stay efficiency after receiving a notice that was supposedly a loss of life menace.
And you may guess that Andrews does certainly have these sorts of messages in his inbox proper now. In case you’re one of many those that despatched one, it’s time to get some critical assist.
Now, Andrews isn’t utterly harmless in the case of the loss to the Payments, however to utterly pin it on him and simply neglect the opposite elements that contributed to the tip 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 special participant, by the best way. You must, nevertheless, take a look at all 60 minutes of a sport and notice that wins and losses very, very not often come down to at least one single play.
Andrews’ drop will naturally be the play that will get remembered for years to return. Baltimore followers are going to have to sit down with that one for fairly a while. There was far 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.
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 received’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.