The Baltimore Ravens were dealt another brutal loss, this time to the Cleveland Browns. The Ravens pulled off a huge overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday, even without Lamar Jackson, but they gave up a double-digit lead. That was partly because Tyler Loop missed a crucial 4th-quarter field goal.
Early in the fourth quarter, Loop missed a 49-yard field goal that would have put the Ravens up 13-3. When the Ravens got the ball back, Derrick Henry fumbled, giving the Browns the ball on the Baltimore 35-yard line and ultimately scoring touchdowns that secured the lead.
In a quote obtained by Jamison Hensley, Loop discussed his missed field goal that ultimately cost the team the game. In a quote obtained by Jamison Hensley, Loop discussed his missed field goal that ultimately cost the team the game.
“I just did not strike it the way I needed to. Didn't hit the ball clean and ended up having some bad rotation and just sliding out to the left,” he said.
The loss is the Ravens' 17th double-digit blown lead since the 2018 season, the most in the NFL.
Ravens head coach Jesse Minter spoke about Henry's fumble in post-game media availability, defending the star running back.
Article Continues Below“Nobody works harder at ball security [than Henry]. It happened, [and] it was a good play by them. I’d like for us to be able to rise up and get a stop right there and have each other’s backs, [and] we weren’t able to do that. It becomes an even bigger play when you’re not able to kind of back it up with the defense. So, it is what it is.”
The Ravens play the Bengals on Sunday.