Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews learned the hard way how crucial every play is, especially in the playoffs when the team fell to the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round.
Andrews came under the microscope after 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 final drive. 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 2025 AFC Divisional Round game at Highmark Stadium. (Images by Gregory Fisher-Imagn)
The three-time Pro Bowler had five receptions on seven targets for 61 yards. But those two critical plays were what gave the NFL world something to talk about. Andrews took the brunt of the criticism for the errors.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and Andrews’ teammates had his back 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) strips the ball from Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) during the fourth quarter of an NFL divisional playoff football game on Sunday January 19, 2025, in Orchard Park, New York. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
It was a fair point from Harbaugh, as Andrews has 55 catches for 673 yards in 2024. He also caught 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 during the loss.
The Ravens again fell short of reaching the Super Bowl. The team has not appeared in the game since the 2012 season, when Joe Flacco was still on 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 divisional playoff football game. NFL, Sunday, January 19, 2025, in 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 reach the Super Bowl.
