Hopefully you had a better weekend than Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews.
Andrews became the scapegoat for Baltimore’s 27-25 divisional-round loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday after dropping a two-point conversion pass that, had it been caught, would have tied the game with 1:33 left in the fourth quarter.
The Ravens had found the end zone after moving 88 yards in under two minutes before Andrews made all their hard work go to waste.
Making matters worse was the fact that Andrews also lost a fumble earlier in the fourth quarter, with Buffalo turning the blunder into a 21-yard field goal from Tyler Bass that made it 27-19.
Talk about a bad day at the office.
Andrews finished with five catches for 61 yards, and now he finds himself under a tidal wave of demeaning comments on social media—to put it lightly.
One account on X compared Andrews looking at his direct messages on Instagram after the game to a video of late Mexican singer Chalino Sanchez looking flustered during a live performance after receiving a note that was supposedly a death threat.
And you can bet that Andrews does indeed have those types of messages in his inbox right now. If you’re one of the people that sent one, it’s time to get some serious help.
Now, Andrews isn’t completely innocent when it comes to the loss to the Bills, but to completely pin it on him and just neglect the other factors that contributed to the end of Baltimore’s season is wildly irresponsible.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was just as sloppy, throwing a pick in the first quarter and losing a fumble in the second that translated to a 1-yard touchdown run by Bills signal-caller Josh Allen.
This is not us encouraging you to start sending your death threats to a different player, by the way. You should, however, look at all 60 minutes of a game and realize that wins and losses very, very rarely come down to one single play.
Andrews’ drop will naturally be the play that gets remembered for years to come. Baltimore fans are going to have to sit with that one for quite some time. There was much more that went into Sunday’s setback, though, and it would be a shame to let such a lowlight wash away seven strong NFL seasons from Andrews, all of which have been spent wearing purple and black.
Rarely do we see fanbases rally around a player following a mishap as monumental as Andrews’ was, but maybe something will change here. No one has scored more touchdowns in Ravens franchise history than Andrews, so it’s safe to say that he’s deserving of forgiveness.
Plus, it won’t be long until Baltimore is right back in the divisional round. Hopefully Andrews gets his chance to redeem himself when that time comes.
